2015–16 Melbourne Stars season

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.

Melbourne Stars
2015–16 season
CoachNew Zealand Stephen Fleming
Captain(s)Australia Michael Clarke
Australia David Hussey
Home groundMelbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
BBL2nd
BBL FinalsRunners Up
Leading Run ScorerEngland Kevin Pietersen (323)
Leading Wicket TakerAustralia Adam Zampa (12)
Highest home attendance80,883 vs Renegades
(2 January 2016)
Lowest home attendance18,809 vs Thunder
(20 December 2015)
Average home attendance40,298
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

Season

Ladder
Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
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
Source: [1]
(C) Champion

Regular season
Main article: 2015–16 Big Bash League season
18 December 2015
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Adelaide Strikers
5/187 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
7/168 (20 overs)
Alex Ross 65 (31)
Scott Boland 2/55 (4 overs)
Marcus Stoinis 50 (42)
Kane Richardson 3/23 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 19 runs
Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 27,611[2]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Alex Ross (Strikers)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
20 December 2015
19:25 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
6/178 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars (H)
5/177 (20 overs)
Usman Khawaja 109* (70)
Glenn Maxwell 2/28 (4 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 76 (42)
Andre Russell 2/28 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 1 run
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 18,809[3]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Thunder)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
27 December 2015
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Sydney Sixers
6/139 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
5/143 (18.4 overs)
Moisés Henriques 41* (34)
Ben Hilfenhaus 2/25 (3 overs)
Peter Handscomb 52 (40)
Doug Bollinger 2/31 (3.4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 5 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 29,104[4]
Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Stars)
  • 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]
2 January 2016
18:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
7/161 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars (H)
3/163 (19.1 overs)
Cameron White 54 (39)
John Hastings 4/29 (4 overs)
Luke Wright 109* (63)
Chris Tremain 1/22 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 80,883[5]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Luke Wright (Stars)
  • 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]
6 January 2016
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
124 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars (H)
2/126 (15 overs)
George Bailey 55 (40)
Adam Zampa 2/18 (4 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 56* (32)
Sam Rainbird 1/25 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 33,603[7]
Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
9 January 2016
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Renegades
6/155 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
2/156 (18 overs)
Dwayne Bravo 59* (37)
Marcus Stoinis 3/11 (2 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 67* (43)
Cameron Stevenson 1/28 (3 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets
Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 43,176[8]
Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Mick Martell
Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis (Stars)
  • 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.
14 January 2016
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
7/188 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars (H)
9/132 (20 overs)
Chris Lynn 56 (24)
Adam Zampa 2/31 (4 overs)
Evan Gulbis 61* (52)
Samuel Badree 5/22 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 56 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 30,649[9]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Samuel Badree (Heat)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
16 January 2016
18:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
9/146 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers (H)
94 (19 overs)
David Hussey 36 (25)
Matt Dixon 3/32 (4 overs)
Adam Voges 46* (51)
Daniel Worrall 3/15 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 52 runs
#TheFurnace
Attendance: 20,870[10]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Geoff Joshua
Player of the match: Ben Hilfenhaus (Stars)
  • 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
22 January 2016
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
7/139 (20.0 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars (H)
3/140 (18.1 overs)
Adam Voges 52 (40)
Daniel Worrall 3/25 (4 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 62 (36)
Brad Hogg 1/20 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 30,174
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

Final
24 January 2016
19:20 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Stars
9/176 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
7/181 (19.3 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 74 (39)
Marcus Stoinis 3/30 (4 overs)
Usman Khawaja 70 (40)
Shane Watson 2/17 (3 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 3 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 47,672
Umpires: Simon Fry and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Sydney Thunder)
  • Sydney Thunders won the toss and elected to field.

Players
S/N Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
24Kevin PietersenEngland (1980-06-27) 27 June 1980Right-handedRight arm off spinVisa contract
8David HusseyAustralia (1977-07-15) 15 July 1977Right-handedRight arm off spinCaptain
21Robert QuineyAustralia (1982-08-20) 20 August 1982Left-handedRight arm medium
23Michael ClarkeAustralia (1981-04-02) 2 April 1981Right-handedSlow left arm orthodoxCaptain, Withdrew
All-rounders
6Luke WrightEngland (1985-03-07) 7 March 1985Right-handedRight arm fast mediumVisa contract
5James FaulknerAustralia (1990-04-29) 29 April 1990Right-handedLeft arm fast mediumVice-captain
32Glenn MaxwellAustralia (1988-10-14) 14 October 1988Right-handedRight arm off spin
11John HastingsAustralia (1985-11-04) 4 November 1985Right-handedRight arm fast medium
16Marcus StoinisAustralia (1989-08-16) 16 August 1989Right-handedRight arm medium
4Evan GulbisAustralia (1986-03-26) 26 March 1986Right-handedRight arm fast medium
Wicketkeepers
54Peter HandscombAustralia (1991-04-26) 26 April 1991Right-handed–
7Tom TriffittAustralia (1990-11-13) 13 November 1990Right-handed–
2Sam HarperAustralia (1996-12-10) 10 December 1996Right-handed–
Pace bowlers
17Daniel WorrallAustralia (1991-07-10) 10 July 1991Right-handedRight arm fast medium
25Scott BolandAustralia (1989-04-11) 11 April 1989Right-handedRight arm fast medium
20Ben HilfenhausAustralia (1983-03-15) 15 March 1983Right-handedRight arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
19Michael BeerAustralia (1984-06-09) 9 June 1984Right-handedLeft arm orthodox
63Adam ZampaAustralia (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992Right-handedRight-arm leg break

[11]

Season Statistics

Home attendance
Game Opponent Attendance
2Sydney Thunder18,809
4Melbourne Renegades80,883
5Hobart Hurricanes33,603
7Brisbane Heat30,649
SF2Perth Scorchers30,174
FinalSydney Thunder47,672
Total Attendance 241,790
Average Attendance 40,298

References
  1. "Big Bash League Table – 2015–16". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. Strikers sparkle, Stars fade in BBL cricket.com.au. Retrieved on 18 Dec, 2015
  3. Early rain didn't shy away the 18,809 Stars fans twitter.com/StarsBBL. Retrieved 20 Dec, 2015
  4. A big thanks to those who made tonight our biggest EVER non-derby crowd twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved on 27 Dec, 2015
  5. Rollicking Wright shoots Stars to win cricket.com.au. Retrieved Jan 2, 2015
  6. Five incredible facts from BBL record crowd at MCG for Stars-Renegades foxsports.com.au. Retrieved Jan 2, 2016
  7. 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
  8. BBL: Stars d Renegades austadiums.com.au. Retrieved 9 Jan, 2016
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. "Melbourne Stars - Stars Squad - Big Bash League, 2015 Squad".
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