Melbourne Stars

Starman & Starlet are two of the official mascots of the Melbourne Stars. In BBL|05 the Stars introduced a secondary mascot, Steven Seagull, the year after a seagull was struck with a cricket ball hit by Perth Scorchers batsman Adam Voges during a match between Melbourne Stars and Perth Scorchers in BBL|04 while the Stars were fielding at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Rob Quiney, who was the first to the scene, immediately signalled that he feared the worst for the stricken bird as it lay motionless on the ground, before he delicately carried it over the boundary rope and placed it back on the turf. But just minutes later, the bird came back to life and started the walk along the boundary line, much to the delight of the huge MCG crowd.[2]

The current squad of the Melbourne Stars for the 2021–22 Big Bash League season as of 5 November 2021.

• Players with international caps are listed in bold.
•  *  denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
•  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.

S/N	Name	Nat.	Date of birth	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
15	Joe Burns		(1989-09-06) 6 September 1989	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	International Cap
36	Nick Larkin		(1990-05-01) 1 May 1990	Right-handed	—
All-rounders
12	Andre Russell		(1988-04-29) 29 April 1988	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	Visa Contract and International Cap
16	Marcus Stoinis		(1989-08-16) 16 August 1989	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	Vice Captain; International Cap
20	Beau Webster		(1993-12-01) 1 December 1993	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break
23	Clint Hinchliffe		(1996-10-23) 23 October 1996	Left-handed	Slow left-arm unorthodox
32	Glenn Maxwell		(1988-10-14) 14 October 1988	Right-handed	Right-arm off-spin	Captain; International Cap
35	Hilton Cartwright		(1992-02-14) 14 February 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	International Cap
Wicketkeepers
13	Seb Gotch		(1993-07-12) 12 July 1993	Right-handed	—
33	Joe Clarke		(1996-05-26) 26 May 1996	Right-handed	—	Visa Contract
85	Peter Nevill		(1985-10-13) 13 October 1985	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break	International Cap
Pace bowlers
1	Sam Elliott		(2000-02-18) 18 February 2000	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
7	Nathan Coulter-Nile		(1987-10-11) 11 October 1987	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	International Cap
19	Liam Hatcher		(1996-09-17) 17 September 1996	Right-handed	Right-arm fast
24	Brody Couch		(1999-12-05) 5 December 1999	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	Replacement Player
37	Billy Stanlake		(1994-11-04) 4 November 1994	Left-handed	Right-arm fast	International Cap
43	Sam Rainbird		(1992-06-05) 5 June 1992	Right-handed	Left-arm medium-fast
Spin bowlers
6	Tom O'Connell		(2000-06-14) 14 June 2000	Left-handed	Right-arm leg spin
17	Syed Faridoun		(2001-05-15) 15 May 2001	Left-handed	Left-arm unorthodox	Visa Contract
32	Qais Ahmad		(2000-08-15) 15 August 2000	Right-handed	Right-arm leg-break	Visa Contract and International Cap
88	Adam Zampa		(1992-03-31) 31 March 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm leg-break	International Cap

As of 4 January 2022[3]

Name	Period	Mat	Won	Lost	Ties	NR	%
Cameron White	2011–2015	27	17	9	1	0	64.81
Shane Warne	2012–2013	6	3	3	0	0	50.00
James Faulkner	2013	1	0	1	0	0	0.00
Brad Hodge	2014	1	1	0	0	0	100.00
David Hussey	2015–2017	19	10	9	0	0	52.63
John Hastings	2017–2018	10	2	8	0	0	20.00
Glenn Maxwell	2018–Present	33	21	13	0	1	61.76
Nic Maddinson	2019	3	0	3	0	0	0.00
Peter Handscomb	2020	1	0	1	0	0	0.00

Current captain listed in bold.

• The Melbourne Derby – When the league began in 2011, Cricket Australia decided they would place two teams in Melbourne. With the core group of players for both sides coming from the Victoria cricket team, this rivalry automatically became widely anticipated in Melbourne. The derby between the new two teams Melbourne Stars and Melbourne Renegades quickly became hugely popular with big crowds flocking in to the derby matches at both of the MCG and Marvel Stadium in Melbourne. In the fifth season, during the first of the two BBL|05 derbies at the MCG, it drew a record crowd of 80,883 which is the highest crowd for any domestic cricket match ever in the history of the sport.[4]
• Other Rivalries – Other rivalries include the Scorchers v Stars (following close finals encounters) and the Stars v the Sydney Sixers and the Sydney Thunder, due to the rivalry between Melbourne and Sydney.

•   Denotes BBL play-off matches.
•   Denotes BBL grand final matches.

Period	Name	Nat.	Role	Batting style	Bowling style
2011–12	Jade Dernbach		Pace bowler	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
2011–18	Luke Wright		All-rounder	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
2012–14	Lasith Malinga		Pace bowler	Right-handed	Right-arm fast
2012–13	Dimitri Mascarenhas		All-rounder	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
2013–14	Mohammad Hafeez		All-rounder	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break
2014–18	Kevin Pietersen		Batsman	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break
2018–20	Sandeep Lamichhane		Spin bowler	Right-handed	Right-arm leg-break
2018	Matt Parkinson		Spin bowler	Right-handed	Right-arm leg-break
2018–19	Dwayne Bravo		All-rounder	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
2018–19	Liam Plunkett		Pace bowler	Right-handed	Right-arm fast
2019–20	Dale Steyn		Pace bowler	Right-handed	Right-arm fast
2019	Pat Brown		Pace bowler	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
2019–21	Haris Rauf		Pace bowler	Right-handed	Right-arm fast
2020–21	Dilbar Hussain		Pace bowler	Right-handed	Right-arm fast
2020	Jonny Bairstow		Wicket-keeper-batsman	Right-handed	—
2020–21	Nicholas Pooran		Wicket-keeper-batsman	Left-handed	—
2020–21	Zahir Khan		Spin bowler	Left-handed	Left-arm unorthodox
2020–21	Andre Fletcher		Wicket-keeper-batsman	Right-handed	—
2021–22	Syed Faridoun		Spin bowler	Right-handed	Left-arm unorthodox
2021–22	Joe Clarke		Wicket-keeper-batsman	Right-handed	—
2021–22	Andre Russell		Pace bowler	Right-handed	Right-arm fast
2021–22	Qais Ahmad		Spin bowler	Right-handed	Right-arm leg-break

•   Withdrew without playing a game
•   Did not play due to injury

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• Cricket Victoria
• Victorian Cricket Team
• BBL

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