Melbourne Stars


The Melbourne Stars are an Australian men's professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that competes in Australia's domestic Twenty20 competition, the Big Bash League. Based in Melbourne, Victoria, the Stars wear a green uniform and play their home matches at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. They are the only team who have never won a Big Bash League title despite three finals appearances.

Season results

Honours

Starman & Starlet are two of the official mascots of the Melbourne Stars. In BBL|05 the Stars introduced a secondary mascot, Steven Seagull, the year after a seagull was struck with a cricket ball hit by Perth Scorchers batsman Adam Voges during a match between Melbourne Stars and Perth Scorchers in BBL|04 while the Stars were fielding at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Rob Quiney, who was the first to the scene, immediately signalled that he feared the worst for the stricken bird as it lay motionless on the ground, before he delicately carried it over the boundary rope and placed it back on the turf. But just minutes later, the bird came back to life and started the walk along the boundary line, much to the delight of the huge MCG crowd.

Rivalries

When the league began in 2011, Cricket Australia decided they would place two teams in Melbourne. With the core group of players for both sides coming from the Victoria cricket team, this rivalry automatically became widely anticipated in Melbourne. The derby between the new two teams, the Stars and the Melbourne Renegades, quickly became hugely popular with big crowds flocking in to the derby matches at both the MCG and Docklands Stadium. In BBL05, during the first leg of the two derbies at the MCG, it drew a record crowd of 80,883 which is the highest crowd for any domestic cricket match ever in the history of the sport.
DateWinnerMarginVenueAttendancePlayer of the match
7 January 2012Stars11 runs MCG40,227David Hussey
7 December 2012Renegades8 wicketsDocklands Stadium23,589Aaron Finch
6 January 2013Renegades9 wicketsMCG46,581Aaron Finch
20 December 2013Stars76 runsMCG25,266Luke Wright
4 January 2014Stars9 wicketsDocklands Stadium42,837Cameron White
3 January 2015Stars112 runsDocklands Stadium33,734Michael Beer
10 January 2015Stars3 wicketsMCG37,323Glenn Maxwell
2 January 2016Stars7 wicketsMCG80,883Luke Wright
9 January 2016Stars8 wicketsDocklands Stadium43,176Marcus Stoinis
1 January 2017Renegades7 runs MCG71,162Brad Hogg
7 January 2017Stars46 runsDocklands Stadium44,189Adam Zampa
6 January 2018Renegades6 wicketsMCG48,086Mohammad Nabi
12 January 2018Stars23 runsDocklands Stadium44,316Kevin Pietersen
1 January 2019Stars7 wicketsMCG46,418Marcus Stoinis
19 January 2019Stars6 wicketsDocklands Stadium38,117Marcus Stoinis
17 February 2019Renegades13 runsDocklands Stadium40,816Daniel Christian
4 January 2020Stars7 wicketsMCG54,478Adam Zampa
10 January 2020Stars7 wicketsDocklands Stadium30,388Glenn Maxwell
17 January 2021Stars6 wicketsMCG14,979Liam Hatcher
20 January 2021Renegades5 wicketsDocklands Stadium14,202Mackenzie Harvey
3 January 2022Renegades5 wicketsMCG21,562Kane Richardson
13 January 2022Stars6 wicketsDocklands Stadium10,014Glenn Maxwell
3 January 2023Renegades33 runsMCG38,564Tom Rogers
14 January 2023Renegades6 runsDocklands Stadium22,437Kane Richardson
2 January 2024Stars8 wicketsMCG27,024Glenn Maxwell
13 January 2024Renegades6 wicketsDocklands Stadium41,205Shaun Marsh
5 January 2025Stars5 wicketsDocklands Stadium40,636Ben Duckett
12 January 2025Stars42 runsMCG38,031Glenn Maxwell
4 January 2026Renegades4 runsDocklands Stadium68,124Josh Brown
10 January 2026Stars8 wickets runsMCG42,846Marcus Stoinis

Season Summaries

SeasonFinalsCoachCaptainMost RunsMost WicketsRefs
2011–124–34thSFGreg ShipperdCameron WhiteDavid Hussey and Rob Quiney – 243–
2012–135–33rdSFGreg ShipperdShane WarneBrad Hodge – 342Lasith Malinga – 13–
8–0*1st*SFGreg ShipperdLuke Wright – 288Jackson Bird and John Hastings – 13–
2014–155–33rdSFGreg ShipperdCameron WhiteKevin Pietersen – 293John Hastings – 16*–
2015–165–32ndRUDavid HusseyKevin Pietersen – 323Adam Zampa – 12Kevin Pietersen
2016–174–44thSFStephen FlemingDavid HusseyKevin Pietersen – 268Scott Boland – 14Luke Wright
2017–182–88thDNQStephen FlemingJohn HastingsGlenn Maxwell – 299John Hastings – 10Glenn Maxwell
2018–197–74thRUStephen FlemingGlenn MaxwellMarcus Stoinis – 533Dwayne Bravo – 15Marcus Stoinis
2019–201st*RUDavid HusseyGlenn MaxwellHaris Rauf and Adam Zampa – 20Marcus Stoinis*
2020–215–87thDNQDavid HusseyGlenn MaxwellMarcus Stoinis – 396Adam Zampa – 19–
2021–227–76thDNQDavid HusseyGlenn MaxwellGlenn Maxwell – 468Brody Couch – 16Joe Clarke
2022–233–118thDNQDavid HusseyAdam ZampaJoe Clarke – 381Luke Wood – 20Joe Clarke
2023–244–66thDNQPeter MooresGlenn MaxwellBeau Webster – 262Glenn Maxwell – 7Hilton Cartwright and Glenn Maxwell
2024–255–54thKFPeter MooresMarcus StoinisGlenn Maxwell – 325Mark Steketee – 15Glenn Maxwell*

Captains

There have been 11 captains in the Stars' history, including matches featuring an acting captain.
CaptainSpanWonLostTied
Cameron White2011–15271890066.67
Shane Warne2012–136330050
James Faulkner2013101000
Brad Hodge201411000100
David Hussey2015–17191090052.63
John Hastings2017–1810280020
Glenn Maxwell2018–246534300153.13
Nic Maddinson2019303000
Peter Handscomb2020101000
Adam Zampa2022–23154110026.67
Marcus Stoinis2023–2512570041.67