2015–16 Melbourne Stars season
2015–16 season | |||
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Coach | Stephen Fleming | ||
Captain(s) | Michael Clarke David Hussey | ||
Home ground | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | ||
BBL | 2nd | ||
BBL Finals | Runners Up | ||
Leading Run Scorer | Kevin Pietersen (323) | ||
Leading Wicket Taker | Adam Zampa (12) | ||
Highest home attendance | 80,883 vs Renegades (2 January 2016) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 18,809 vs Thunder (20 December 2015) | ||
Average home attendance | 40,298 | ||
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The 2015–16 Melbourne Stars season was the fifth in the club's history. Coached by Stephen Fleming and captained by David Hussey, they competed in the BBL's 2015–16 season.
Season
Ladder
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Adelaide Strikers | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0.544 | Advance to play-off phase |
2 | Melbourne Stars | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.366 | |
3 | Perth Scorchers | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.181 | |
4 | Sydney Thunder (C) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.375 | |
5 | Melbourne Renegades | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.041 | |
6 | Brisbane Heat | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.204 | |
7 | Hobart Hurricanes | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.955 | |
8 | Sydney Sixers | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −0.330 |
Regular season
(H) Adelaide Strikers 5/187 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars 7/168 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Thunder 6/178 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars (H) 5/177 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Sydney Sixers 6/139 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars 5/143 (18.4 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
- The crowd of 29,104 is the highest crowd at the SCG for a non-derby BBL match.[4]
Melbourne Renegades 7/161 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars (H) 3/163 (19.1 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- The crowd of 80,883 is the highest ever recorded attendance for a domestic cricket match.[6]
Hobart Hurricanes 124 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars (H) 2/126 (15 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Melbourne Renegades 6/155 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars 2/156 (18 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Aaron Ayre (Renegades) made his T20 debut.
- The crowd of 43,176 is the highest at Etihad Stadium for a cricket match.
Brisbane Heat 7/188 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars (H) 9/132 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Stars 9/146 (20 overs) |
v |
Perth Scorchers (H) 94 (19 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
- Jhye Richardson (Scorchers) made his T20 debut.
- The crowd of 20,870 is the highest crowd for a BBL at this ground.[10]
Semi-finals
Perth Scorchers 7/139 (20.0 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars (H) 3/140 (18.1 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Final
(H) Melbourne Stars 9/176 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Thunder 7/181 (19.3 overs) |
- Sydney Thunders won the toss and elected to field.
Players
S/N | Name | Nat. | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batsmen | ||||||
24 | Kevin Pietersen | 27 June 1980 | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | Visa contract | |
8 | David Hussey | 15 July 1977 | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | Captain | |
21 | Robert Quiney | 20 August 1982 | Left-handed | Right arm medium | ||
23 | Michael Clarke | 2 April 1981 | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Captain, Withdrew | |
All-rounders | ||||||
6 | Luke Wright | 7 March 1985 | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | Visa contract | |
5 | James Faulkner | 29 April 1990 | Right-handed | Left arm fast medium | Vice-captain | |
32 | Glenn Maxwell | 14 October 1988 | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | ||
11 | John Hastings | 4 November 1985 | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | ||
16 | Marcus Stoinis | 16 August 1989 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
4 | Evan Gulbis | 26 March 1986 | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | ||
Wicketkeepers | ||||||
54 | Peter Handscomb | 26 April 1991 | Right-handed | – | ||
7 | Tom Triffitt | 13 November 1990 | Right-handed | – | ||
2 | Sam Harper | 10 December 1996 | Right-handed | – | ||
Pace bowlers | ||||||
17 | Daniel Worrall | 10 July 1991 | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | ||
25 | Scott Boland | 11 April 1989 | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | ||
20 | Ben Hilfenhaus | 15 March 1983 | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | ||
Spin bowlers | ||||||
19 | Michael Beer | 9 June 1984 | Right-handed | Left arm orthodox | ||
63 | Adam Zampa | 31 March 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break |
Season Statistics
Home attendance
Game | Opponent | Attendance |
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2 | Sydney Thunder | 18,809 |
4 | Melbourne Renegades | 80,883 |
5 | Hobart Hurricanes | 33,603 |
7 | Brisbane Heat | 30,649 |
SF2 | Perth Scorchers | 30,174 |
Final | Sydney Thunder | 47,672 |
Total Attendance | 241,790 | |
Average Attendance | 40,298 |
References
- ^ "Big Bash League Table – 2015–16". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ Strikers sparkle, Stars fade in BBL cricket.com.au. Retrieved on 18 Dec, 2015
- ^ Early rain didn't shy away the 18,809 Stars fans twitter.com/StarsBBL. Retrieved 20 Dec, 2015
- ^ a b A big thanks to those who made tonight our biggest EVER non-derby crowd twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved on 27 Dec, 2015
- ^ Rollicking Wright shoots Stars to win cricket.com.au. Retrieved Jan 2, 2015
- ^ Five incredible facts from BBL record crowd at MCG for Stars-Renegades foxsports.com.au. Retrieved Jan 2, 2016
- ^ 33,603 the official @MCG crowd tonight, the highest ever total for a match between the Hurricanes and us. #BBL05 twitter.com/StarsBBL. Retrieved on 6 Jan, 2016
- ^ BBL: Stars d Renegades austadiums.com.au. Retrieved 9 Jan, 2016
- ^ Total attendance for #BBL05 = 163,944 fans, averaging over 40,000 per match. 30,649 is tonight's official crowd. #ThanksTeamGreen twitter.com/StarsBBL. Retrieved on 14 January 2016
- ^ a b Final crowd numbers are record-breaking... there's 20,870 people here this evening at #TheFurnace #MADETOUGH twitter.com/ScorchersBBL. Retrieved on 16 January 2016
- ^ "Melbourne Stars - Stars Squad - Big Bash League, 2015 Squad".
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