2021–22 Melbourne Stars WBBL season

The 2021–22 Melbourne Stars Women's season was the seventh in the team's history. Coached by Jarrad Loughman and captained by Meg Lanning, the Stars were not scheduled to play any WBBL|07 games in their home state of Victoria due to ongoing border restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] They finished the regular season in fifth place on the ladder, failing to qualify for the knockout stage of the tournament.

Melbourne Stars
2021–22 season
Melbourne Stars 2021–22 cap logo
Melbourne Stars 2021–22 cap logo
CoachJarrad Loughman
Captain(s)Meg Lanning
Home groundN/A
LeagueWBBL
Record5–7 (5th)
FinalsDid not qualify
Leading Run ScorerElyse Villani – 439
Leading Wicket TakerKim Garth – 15
Player of the SeasonKim Garth

Squad

Each 2021–22 squad was made up of 15 active players. Teams could sign up to five 'marquee players', with a maximum of three of those from overseas. Marquees were classed as any overseas player, or a local player who holds a Cricket Australia national contract at the start of the WBBL|07 signing period.[2]

Personnel changes made ahead of the season included:

The table below lists the Stars players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.[4][5]

No. Name Nat. Birth date Batting style Bowling style G R SR W E C S Notes
Batters
14 Maia Bouchier England 5 December 1998 Right-handed Right-arm medium 12 185 95.36 3 Overseas marquee
9 Anna Lanning Australia 25 March 1994 Right-handed Right-arm medium 5 3 30.00 0 6.00 1
7 Meg Lanning Australia 25 March 1992 Right-handed Right-arm medium 12 250 104.16 3 Captain, Australian marquee
2 Elyse Villani Australia 6 October 1989 Right-handed Right-arm medium 12 439 122.28 2
All-rounders
24 Lucy Cripps Australia 6 December 2001 Right-handed Right-arm medium 1 0 12.50 0
16 Georgia Gall Australia 30 July 2004 Left-handed Left-arm medium fast
34 Kim Garth Republic of Ireland 25 April 1996 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 12 164 106.49 15 6.24 5 Overseas marquee
11 Rhys McKenna Australia 17 August 2004 Right-handed Left-arm medium fast 8 10 100.00 3 7.83 1
76 Erin Osborne Australia 27 June 1989 Right-handed Right-arm off spin 9 45 63.38 3 6.82 1
3 Annabel Sutherland Australia 12 October 2001 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 12 143 82.65 14 6.42 4 Australian marquee
Wicket-keepers
17 Maddy Darke Australia 30 March 2001 Right-handed Right-arm off spin 4 7 116.66 1
4 Nicole Faltum Australia 17 January 2000 Right-handed 12 17 62.96 3 2
Bowlers
6 Sophie Day Australia 2 September 1998 Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin 10 14 93.33 4 7.55 2
25 Tess Flintoff Australia 31 March 2003 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 12 43 93.47 9 7.02 2
50 Linsey Smith England 10 March 1995 Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin 11 18 78.26 6 5.80 5 Overseas marquee

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Perth Scorchers (C) 14 9 3 2 20 0.649
2 Melbourne Renegades (CF) 14 8 4 2 18 −0.149
3 Brisbane Heat (EF) 14 8 5 1 17 0.517
4 Adelaide Strikers (RU) 14 7 6 1 15 0.707
5 Melbourne Stars 14 5 7 2 12 −0.385
6 Hobart Hurricanes 14 5 8 1 11 −0.258
7 Sydney Thunder 14 4 8 2 10 −0.301
8 Sydney Sixers 14 4 9 1 9 −0.704
Source: cricket.com.au,[6] ESPN Cricinfo[7]
  •   The top 4 teams advanced to the knockout phase

Fixtures

All times are local


Match 1
14 October 2021
19:40 (N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
1/99 (11 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
4/100 (10.2 overs)
Alyssa Healy 57 (27)
Rhys McKenna 1/9 (1 over)
Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Umpires: Roberto Howard and David Taylor
Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Sydney Sixers)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 11 overs per side due to rain.
  • Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel

Match 6
19 October 2021
13:25
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
4/152 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
89 (19.2 overs)
Rachel Priest 107* (68)
Annabel Sutherland 2/22 (4 overs)
Meg Lanning 25 (28)
Ruth Johnston 4/8 (3.2 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 63 runs
Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Mattis van Eck
Player of the match: Rachel Priest (Hobart Hurricanes)

Match 9
20 October 2021
16:50 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
3/139 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
8/109 (20 overs)
Annabel Sutherland 57 (50)
Ashleigh Gardner 2/16 (4 overs)
Ellyse Perry 40 (43)
Kim Garth 3/17 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 30 runs
Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Umpires: Roberto Howard and Mattis van Eck
Player of the match: Annabel Sutherland (Melbourne Stars)

Match 11
23 October 2021
14:00
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Invermay Park, Launceston
Umpires: Andrew Crozier and Mattis van Eck

Match 17
26 October 2021
13:25
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
7/108 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
5/96 (20 overs)
Elyse Villani 52 (63)
Issy Wong 2/19 (4 overs)
Deepti Sharma 44* (48)
Kim Garth 3/11 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 12 runs
University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston
Umpires: Andrew Crozier and David Taylor
Player of the match: Kim Garth (Melbourne Stars)

Match 20
27 October 2021
16:50 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
4/144 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes
4/147 (19.2 overs)
Kim Garth 44* (29)
Tayla Vlaeminck 3/27 (4 overs)
Mignon du Preez 62 (45)
Sophie Day 1/17 (2 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 6 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston
Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Claire Polosak
Player of the match: Mignon du Preez (Hobart Hurricanes)

Match 22
30 October 2021
16:05 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
5/133 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
8/114 (20 overs)
Tahlia Wilson 53 (53)
Erin Osborne 2/25 (4 overs)
Elyse Villani 38 (31)
Deepti Sharma 3/25 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 19 runs
University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston
Umpires: Roberto Howard and Jeremiah Matibiri
Player of the match: Samantha Bates (Sydney Thunder)

Match 27
31 October 2021
13:40
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
9/95 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
2/99 (16.4 overs)
Grace Harris 28 (23)
Annabel Sutherland 3/21 (4 overs)
Maia Bouchier 32* (34)
Nicola Hancock 1/14 (3 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)
University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston
Umpires: Andrew Crozier and David Taylor
Player of the match: Tess Flintoff (Melbourne Stars)

Match 32
6 November 2021
13:10
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
4/126 (14 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
8/89 (14 overs)
Meg Lanning 82 (45)
Dane van Niekerk 2/15 (2 overs)
Katie Mack 14* (8)
Rhys McKenna 2/3 (1 over)
Melbourne Stars won by 37 runs
Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Simon Lightbody and David Taylor
Player of the match: Meg Lanning (Melbourne Stars)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 14 overs per side due to rain.
  • Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel

Match 35
7 November 2021
13:10
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
103 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
3/104 (14.1 overs)
Kim Garth 32 (24)
Harmanpreet Kaur 3/22 (4 overs)
Jemimah Rodrigues 45 (38)
Kim Garth 2/23 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets (with 35 balls remaining)
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Eloise Sheridan
Player of the match: Sophie Molineux (Melbourne Renegades)

Match 39
10 November 2021
12:55
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
9/97 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
0/98 (10.5 overs)
Kim Garth 31 (31)
Sophie Devine 2/11 (3 overs)
Beth Mooney 57* (38)
Perth Scorchers won by 10 wickets (with 55 balls remaining)
Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: D Bhatt and Simon Lightbody
Player of the match: Sophie Devine (Perth Scorchers)

Match 42
11 November 2021
16:20 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Eloise Sheridan and David Taylor

Match 51
20 November 2021
09:45
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
7/122 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
6/123 (20 overs)
Elyse Villani 84 (66)
Heather Graham 3/16 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 4 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Claire Polosak and Eloise Sheridan
Player of the match: Heather Graham (Perth Scorchers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
  • Melbourne Stars were eliminated from finals contention.[8]

Match 56
21 November 2021
13:10
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
3/175 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
1/181 (19.3 overs)
Katie Mack 89* (67)
Annabel Sutherland 2/33 (4 overs)
Elyse Villani 100* (65)
Megan Schutt 1/20 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 9 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Claire Polosak
Player of the match: Elyse Villani (Melbourne Stars)

Statistics and awards

References

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