Melbourne Stars

The Melbourne Stars, a dynamic force in Australian cricket, sprang to life in 2011 when the Big Bash League (BBL) was inaugurated. Positioned in the heart of Melbourne, Australia, the Stars have gradually etched their name into the annals of T20 cricket with a blend of flair, flamboyance, and finesse, though a title win has thus far eluded them.

While the Stars have not clinched the BBL championship, they have been consistently competitive, reaching the finals multiple times—each occasion sparking a sense of anticipation and hope among their ardent followers. Their best chance came in the 2018–19 season when they surged to the final, only to be narrowly defeated by the Melbourne Renegades. This rivalry with the Renegades, especially during the Melbourne Derby, lights up the cricketing calendar with a distinct intensity and local fervour, drawing in fans from all over the city.

The Stars have boasted a roster of cricketing luminaries through the years. Shane Warne, one of the game's greatest spinners, provided initial star power and mentoring prowess. Glenn Maxwell, with his explosive batting and off-spin bowling, has been a linchpin and crowd favourite due to his audacious playing style, earning the moniker 'The Big Show'. Other notable contributors include the ever-reliable Marcus Stoinis, who holds the record for the highest individual score in a BBL match, and Adam Zampa, whose leg-spin has often turned matches in the Stars' favour.

The Stars are famed for their attacking, crowd-pleasing cricket. Their strategy generally revolves around unleashing a barrage of boundary-hitting up front, often leading to thrilling, high-scoring encounters. The team’s ability to galvanise quick turnarounds with both bat and ball has been a testament to their balanced skill set.

Playing against the verdant backdrop of the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), the Stars enjoy the patronage of one of the largest fan bases in the BBL. The MCG, steeped in cricketing history, amplifies their home games with an electric atmosphere. Fans dressed in the team’s distinctive green create a visual spectacle, underscoring the club’s deep local roots and widespread appeal.

Culturally, the Stars stand as a testament to Melbourne’s love for cricket—blending sporting excellence and a commitment to community engagement. Despite the absence of silverware, their influence transcends the pitch, highlighted by fan festivities and their undying resolve to claim that elusive BBL crown.

Play Offs, Knockout, Big Bash League - January 22, 2025

Sydney Thunder

135/7 (19)

Melbourne Stars

114/10 (18)

Sydney Thunder won by 21 runs

Player of the Match

Nathan McAndrew

Regular Season, 40th Match, Big Bash League - January 19, 2025

Melbourne Stars

219/5 (20)

Hobart Hurricanes

179/10 (19.3)

Melbourne Stars won by 40 runs

Player of the Match

Glenn Maxwell

Regular Season, 32nd Match, Big Bash League - January 12, 2025

Melbourne Renegades

123/10 (19.5)

Melbourne Stars

165/10 (20)

Melbourne Stars won by 42 runs

Player of the Match

Glenn Maxwell

Regular Season, 28th Match, Big Bash League - January 9, 2025

Melbourne Stars

156/5 (20)

Sydney Sixers

140/9 (20)

Melbourne Stars won by 16 runs

Player of the Match

Glenn Maxwell

Regular Season, 23rd Match, Big Bash League - January 4, 2025

Melbourne Renegades

168/7 (20)

Melbourne Stars

171/5 (19.4)

Melbourne Stars won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Ben Duckett

Regular Season, 19th Match, Big Bash League - January 1, 2025

Brisbane Heat

149/7 (20)

Melbourne Stars

153/5 (18.1)

Melbourne Stars won by 5 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Marcus Stoinis

Regular Season, 14th Match, Big Bash League - December 28, 2024

Melbourne Stars

164/8 (20)

Sydney Thunder

182/8 (20)

Sydney Thunder won by 18 runs

Player of the Match

Sam Billings

Regular Season, 11th Match, Big Bash League - December 26, 2024

Sydney Sixers

198/2 (18.1)

Melbourne Stars

194/9 (20)

Sydney Sixers won by 8 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

James Vince

Regular Season, 6th Match, Big Bash League - December 20, 2024

Adelaide Strikers

165/6 (20)

Melbourne Stars

150/9 (20)

Adelaide Strikers won by 15 runs

Player of the Match

Lloyd Pope

Regular Season, 4th Match, Big Bash League - December 18, 2024

Melbourne Stars

162/6 (20)

Brisbane Heat

163/2 (18.1)

Brisbane Heat won by 8 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Jimmy Peirson

Ben Dunk
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 38

Travis Dean
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style:
Age: 33

Glenn Maxwell
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 36

Marcus Stoinis
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 35

Evan Gulbis
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 39

Adam Zampa
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak Googly
Age: 33

Sandeep Lamichhane
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak Googly
Age: 24

Jackson Coleman
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 33

Michael Beer
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 40

Nick Larkin
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style:
Age: 34

Dwayne Bravo
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 41

Scott Boland
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 36

Peter Handscomb
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style:
Age: 33

Seb Gotch
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 31

Jonathan Merlo
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 26

Liam Plunkett
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 40

Nic Maddinson
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 33

Liam Bowe
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 27

Jackson Bird
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 38

Tom O'Connell
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak
Age: 24

Daniel Worrall
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 33

Luke Wright
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 40

Kevin Pietersen
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 44

David Hussey
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 47

James Faulkner
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 34

John Hastings
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 39

Ben Hilfenhaus
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 42

Tom Triffitt
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style:
Age: 34

Rob Quiney
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 42

Sam Harper
Position: Top Order Batter
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style:
Age: 28

Cameron Gannon
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 36

Daniel Fallins
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak
Age: 28

Hilton Cartwright
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 33

Clint Hinchliffe
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 28

Haris Rauf
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 31

Nathan Coulter-Nile
Position: Bowling Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 37

Dale Steyn
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 41

Lance Morris
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 27

Dilbar Hussain
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 32

Cameron White
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak Googly
Age: 41

Clive Rose
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 35

Alexander Keath
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 33

Clint McKay
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 42

Brad Hodge
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 50

Matthew Wade
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 37

Lasith Malinga
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 41

James Muirhead
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak Googly
Age: 31

Mohammad Hafeez
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 44

Andre Fletcher
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak
Age: 37

Billy Stanlake
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 30

Liam Hatcher
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 28

Nicholas Pooran
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style:
Age: 29

Zahir Khan
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 26

Sam Rainbird
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 32

Samuel Elliott
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 25

Ed Newman
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 24

James Seymour
Position: Top Order Batter
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 33

Joe Clarke
Position: Top Order Batter
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style:
Age: 28

Peter Nevill
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style:
Age: 39

Beau Webster
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 31

Brody Couch
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 25

Syed Faridoum Mehmood
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style:
Age: 23

Andre Russell
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 36

Qais Ahmad
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak Googly
Age: 24

Joe Burns
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 35

Charlie Wakim
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style:
Age: 33

Justin Avendano
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style:
Age: 31

Xavier Crone
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 27

Lachie Bangs
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast
Age: 25

Patrick Rowe
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style:
Age: 24

Thomas Fraser Rogers
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 26

Ahmed Daniyal
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 25

Luke Wood
Position: Bowling Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 29

Trent Boult
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 35

Campbell Kellaway
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 22

Usama Mir
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak
Age: 29

Joel Paris
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 32

Liam Dawson
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 35

Olly Stone
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 31

Mark Steketee
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 31

Imad Wasim
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 36

Daniel Lawrence
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 27

Corey Rocchiccioli
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 27

Tom Curran
Position: Bowling Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 30

Hamish Mckenzie
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style:
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 25

Adam Milne
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 33

Peter Siddle
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 40

Ben Duckett
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 30

Doug Warren
Position: Bowler
Batting Style:
Bowling Style:
Age: 25

Melbourne Cricket Ground
City: Jolimont, Melbourne, Victoria
Country: Australia
Capacity: 90000

Carrara Oval
City: Carrara, Queensland
Country: Australia
Capacity: 15500

Ted Summerton Reserve
City: Moe, Victoria
Country: Australia

Brisbane Cricket Ground
City: Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Queensland
Country: Australia
Capacity: 37000

Docklands Stadium
City: Melbourne
Country: Australia
Capacity: 48000

Manuka Oval
City: Manuka, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Country: Australia
Capacity: 12000

The Gabba
City: Brisbane
Country: Australia
Capacity: 42000

Junction Oval
City: Melbourne
Country: Australia
Capacity: 8000

Lavington Sports Oval
City: Albury, New South Wales
Country: Australia