2018–19 Melbourne Stars WBBL season

The 2018–19 Melbourne Stars Women's season was the fourth in the team's history. Coached by David Hemp and captained by Kristen Beams, they finished seventh in the regular season of WBBL|04 and failed to qualify for the finals.

Melbourne Stars
2018–19 season
Melbourne Stars 2018–19 cap logo
Melbourne Stars 2018–19 cap logo
CoachDavid Hemp
Captain(s)Kristen Beams
Home groundMelbourne Cricket Ground
LeagueWBBL
Record5–8 (7th)
FinalsDNQ
Leading Run ScorerLizelle Lee – 276
Leading Wicket TakerAlana King – 15
Player of the SeasonAlana King

Squad

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Each 2018–19 squad featured 15 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Under a new rule, Australian marquees were classed as players who held a national women's team contract at the time of signing on for their WBBL|04 team.[1]

Personnel changes 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.[3][8][9][10]

No. Name Nat. Birth date Batting style Bowling style G R SR W E C S Notes
Batters
00 Mignon du Preez   13 June 1989 Right-handed 14 266 109.46 3 Overseas marquee
34 Georgia Elwiss   31 May 1991 Right-handed Right-arm medium 12 129 96.26 3 7.97 4 Overseas marquee
2 Katie Mack   14 September 1993 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin 11 90 79.64 3
21 Katey Martin   7 February 1985 Right-handed 2 17 54.83 0 Overseas marquee (replacement)
8 Angela Reakes   27 December 1990 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin 14 221 100.45 0 18.00 3
All-rounders
15 Makinley Blows   12 December 1997 Left-handed Right-arm medium 3 4 80.00 0 14.66 0
14 Elly Donald   17 September 1997 Right-handed Right-arm medium
76 Erin Osborne   27 June 1989 Right-handed Right-arm off spin 14 249 103.31 9 6.39 3
3 Annabel Sutherland   12 October 2001 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 14 123 93.89 7 6.80 4
Wicket-keepers
4 Nicole Faltum   17 January 2000 Right-handed 8 14 87.50 4 3
67 Lizelle Lee   2 April 1992 Right-handed Right-arm medium 14 276 136.63 4 0 Overseas marquee
Bowlers
26 Kristen Beams   6 November 1984 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin 6 2 66.66 6 7.09 2 Captain, Australian marquee
9 Holly Ferling   22 December 1995 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 14 20 125.00 11 7.90 1
44 Nicola Hancock   8 November 1995 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 14 37 90.24 13 8.09 3
13 Alana King   22 November 1995 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin 14 78 88.63 15 6.74 8
7 Chloe Rafferty   16 June 1999 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast

Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Sydney Sixers (RU) 14 10 4 0 20 0.509
2 Sydney Thunder 14 9 4 1 19 0.479
3 Brisbane Heat (C) 14 9 5 0 18 1.118
4 Melbourne Renegades 14 7 6 1 15 −0.079
5 Perth Scorchers 14 7 7 0 14 −0.476
6 Adelaide Strikers 14 5 8 1 11 −0.336
7 Melbourne Stars 14 5 8 1 11 −0.905
8 Hobart Hurricanes 14 2 12 0 4 −0.364
Source: [11]
  • The four top ranked teams qualified for the semi finals


Fixtures

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All times are local time


Match 2
1 December 2018
13:50
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
7/165 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
3/166 (17.2 overs)
Alyssa Healy 70 (47)
Nicola Hancock 4/22 (4 overs)
Lizelle Lee 102 (56)
Dane van Niekerk 1/22 (3 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
CitiPower Centre, St Kilda
Umpires: Mattis van Eck and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Lizelle Lee (Melbourne Stars)

Match 6
8 December 2018
14:00
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
6/158 (20.0 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
5/159 (19.5 overs)
Heather Knight 82* (55)
Annabel Sutherland 2/30 (4 overs)
Erin Osborne 67 (46)
Hayley Matthews 2/23 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 5 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
West Park Oval, Burnie
Umpires: Darren Close and Jeremiah Matibiri
Player of the match: Erin Osborne (Melbourne Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field

Match 10
9 December 2018
10:30
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
6/196 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
124 (16.5 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 69 (41)
Alana King 2/22 (3 overs)
Angela Reakes 31 (24)
Heather Knight 3/10 (3 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 72 runs
West Park, Burnie
Umpires: Darren Close and Jeremiah Matibiri
Player of the match: Smriti Mandhana (Hobart Hurricanes)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat

Match 13
15 December 2018
10:00
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
9/124 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
2/125 (19 overs)
Georgia Elwiss 26 (24)
Emma King 2/12 (3 overs)
Elyse Villani 52* (49)
Erin Osborne 1/19 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 8 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
Casey Fields, Melbourne
Umpires: Dale Ireland and Mattis van Eck
Player of the match: Heather Graham (Perth Scorchers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field

Match 16
16 December 2018
10:00
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
7/90 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
6/91 (15.3 overs)
Nicole Bolton 36 (44)
Kristen Beams 3/13 (3 overs)
Katie Mack 33 (31)
Hayley Jensen 2/16 (3 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 4 wickets (with 27 balls remaining)
Casey Fields, Melbourne
Umpires: Dale Ireland and Mattis van Eck
Player of the match: Katie Mack (Melbourne Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field

Match 21
19 December 2018
13:45
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
7/132 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
0/138 (10.5 overs)
Angela Reakes 30 (30)
Jess Jonassen 3/17 (4 overs)
Grace Harris 101* (42)
Georgia Elwiss 0/8 (1 over)
Brisbane Heat won by 10 wickets (with 55 balls remaining)
The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: Steven Farrell and Stephen Dionysius
Player of the match: Grace Harris (Brisbane Heat)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat

Match 23
21 December 2018
16:00
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
7/144 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
6/145 (19.3 overs)
Sophie Devine 46 (36)
Erin Osborne 2/16 (4 overs)
Erin Osborne 54* (45)
Danielle Hazell 2/27 (2.3 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Harry Singh and Eloise Sheridan
Player of the match: Erin Osborne (Melbourne Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field

Match 26
23 December
13:20
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
3/172 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
9/153 (20 overs)
Sophie Devine 95 (60)
Annabel Sutherland 1/17 (3 overs)
Mignon du Preez 33 (27)
Sophie Devine 5/41 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 19 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Claire Polosak and Eloise Sheridan
Player of the match: Sophie Devine (Adelaide Strikers)

Match 34
29 December
14:50
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
130 (19.5 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
9/131 (19.5 overs)
Lizelle Lee 36 (26)
Amy Satterthwaite 3/16 (3 overs)
Amy Satterthwaite 37 (33)
Holly Ferling 2/14 (3 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 1 wicket (with 1 ball remaining)
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Mattis van Eck
Player of the match: Amy Satterthwaite (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field

The Melbourne Renegades recorded the second one-wicket victory in the league's history when Lea Tahuhu, a fast bowler not known for her batting ability, hit the winning single off leg-spinning Stars captain Kristen Beams with just one ball to spare. Courtney Webb, on 21 not out, was the set batter at the non-striker's end.[12][13]


Match 39
1 January
14:50
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
5/149 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
7/101 (20 overs)
Sophie Molineux 78* (54)
Holly Ferling 2/30 (4 overs)
Georgia Elwiss 22 (25)
Molly Strano 3/25 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 48 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance:11,136[14]
Umpires: Greg Azzopardi and Daryl Brigham
Player of the match: Sophie Molineux (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
  • Played as a double-header before a men's BBL match

Match 42
5 January
14:00
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
3/92 (9.2 overs)
v
Harmanpreet Kaur 21* (16)
Holly Ferling 2/25 (3 overs)
No result
Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney
Umpires: T Penman and Marc Nickl
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
  • Match abandoned due to rain

Match 45
6 January
14:00
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
6/122 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
9/117 (20 overs)
Nicola Carey 39* (32)
Annabel Sutherland 2/17 (4 overs)
Angela Reakes 33 (38)
Maisy Gibson 3/22 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 5 runs
Bankstown Oval, Sydney
Umpires: T Penman and Roberto Howard
Player of the match: Nicola Carey (Sydney Thunder)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field

Match 50
10 January
12:50
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
88 (19.5 overs)
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Brisbane Heat
3/91 (8.4 overs)
Mignon du Preez 27 (35)
Delissa Kimmince 4/18 (3.5 overs)
Jess Jonassen 34* (14)
Annabel Sutherland 1/23 (3 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 7 wickets (with 68 balls remaining)
The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: David Taylor and Claire Polosak
Player of the match: Sammy-Jo Johnson (Brisbane Heat)

Match 56
14 January
14:50
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
92 (19 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
5/96 (16.4 overs)
Alyssa Healy 35 (21)
Kristen Beams 3/11 (3 overs)
Erin Osborne 34* (29)
Marizanne Kapp 2/9 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 5 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Donovan Koch
Player of the match: Alana King (Melbourne Stars)

Statistics and awards

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References

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