The Melbourne Stars (WBBL) are an Australian women’s Twenty20 cricket team based in St Kilda, Victoria. They are one of two teams from Melbourne to compete in the Women’s Big Bash League, the other being the Melbourne Renegades. To date, the Stars’ best performance occurred in WBBL|06 when they ended the regular season as minor premiers before ultimately finishing as runners-up.
One of eight founding WBBL teams, the Melbourne Stars is aligned with the men’s team of the same name. At the official WBBL launch on 10 July 2015, Meg Lanning was unveiled as the Stars’ first-ever player signing. Lanning would also become the team’s inaugural captain, while David Hemp was appointed as the inaugural coach.
The Stars played their first match on 5 December against the Brisbane Heat at the Junction Oval, winning by 20 runs.
Melbourne Stars Women (MS-W)
WBBL|07 result: Fifth
Coach: Jonathan Batty (new)
Overseas players signed: Alice Capsey (Eng), Jemimah Rodrigues (India), Lauren Winfield-Hill (Eng)
WBBL|08 Squad: Nicole Faltum (c), Annabel Sutherland, Alice Capsey (Eng), Jemimah Rodrigues (India), Lauren Winfield-Hill (Eng), Lucy Cripps, Sophie Day, Tess Flintoff, Kim Garth, Hasrat Gill, Olivia Henry, Rhys McKenna, Sasha Moloney, Sophie Reid
- Unavailable: Meg Lanning (CA contracted)
- In: Jemimah Rodrigues (Renegades), Alice Capsey, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Sasha Moloney (Hurricanes), Sophie Reid, Olivia Henry, Hasrat Gill
- Out: Elyse Villani (Hurricanes), Erin Osborne (retired), Maddy Darke (Scorchers), Maia Boucher, Linsey Smith, Georgia Gall, Anna Lanning
Squad Players Data (MS-W)
Nicole Faltum (c) (RHB)
- T20I – NA
- WBBL– M-53, R-112, Ave-7, Sr-93
- Recent Form – (10), (61), (0), (DNB), (12)
Annabel Sutherland (All / RAMF)
- T20I – M-8, R-32, Ave-16, Sr-139 | Inn-6, W-3, Sr-28
- WBBL– M-58, R-582, Ave-15, Sr-96 | Inn-54, W-38, Sr-32
- Recent Form – (68+0w), (111+1w), (30*), (110*+1w), (1+0w)
Alice Capsey (All / OB)
- T20I – M-10, R-234, Ave-33, Sr-127 | Inn-6, W-1, Sr-36
- WBBL– NA
- Recent Form – (5), (39), (19), (38), (4+0w)
Jemimah Rodrigues (RHB)
- T20I – M-64, R-1461, Ave-32, Sr-114
- WBBL– M-13, R-333, Ave-27, Ave-116
- Recent Form – (DNB), (35*), (2), (75*), (DNB)
Lauren Winfield-Hill (RHB)
- T20I – M-40, R-552, Ave-22, Sr-111
- WBBL– M-41, R-475, Ave-16, Sr-91
- Recent Form – (65), (125), (74), (5), (25)
Lucy Cripps (RHB / RAM)
- T20I – NA
- WBBL– M-4, R-0, | Inn-1, W-0
- Recent Form – (0w), 97), (31), (29+2w), (DNB)
Sophie Day (All / SLAO)
- T20I – NA
- WBBL– M-25, Inn-20, W-15, Sr-21
- Recent Form – (2+5w), (7+1w), (2w), (2w), (17+0w)
Tess Flintoff (RHB / RAM)
- T20I – NA
- WBBL– M-39, Inn-34, W-22, Sr-24
- Recent Form – (0w), (0w), (0w), (1w), (0w)
Kim Garth (RHB / RAMF)
- T20I – M-51, R-762, Ave-23, Sr-79 | Inn-43, W-42, Sr-20
- WBBL– M-12, R-164, Ave-27, Ave-106 | Inn-12, W-3, Sr-18
- Recent Form – (7+1w), (29+2w), (3+2w), (0w), (2+0w)
Hasrat Gill
- T20I – NA
- WBBL– NA
- Recent Form – NA
Olivia Henry
- T20I – NA
- WBBL– NA
- Recent Form – NA
Rhys McKenna (RHB / RAFM)
- T20I – NA
- WBBL– M-8, Inn-7, W-3, Sr-16
- Recent Form – (2+0w), (33+0w), (25+3w), (3w), (0w)
Sasha Moloney (RHB / OB)
- T20I – NA
- WBBL– M-60, R-305, Ave-10, Sr-87 | Inn-27, W-20, Sr-16
- Recent Form – (35+3w), (0w), (1w), (3w), (5+1w)
Sophie Reid (NA)
- T20I – NA
- WBBL– NA
- Recent Form – (13), (15), (0), (22)
Melbourne Stars Women (MS-W)-2022
Melbourne Stars Women (MS-W) schedule for WBBL 2022, here:
- October 15, Saturday: v Brisbane Heat at Great Barrier Reef Arena, 7.05 pm
- October 16, Sunday: v Sydney Sixers at Great Barrier Reef Arena, 1.40 pm
- October 20, Thursday: v Perth Scorchers at WACA Ground, 8.10 pm
- October 23, Sunday: v Sydney Thunder at WACA Ground, 1.40 pm
- October 29, Saturday: v Melbourne Renegades at Eastern Oval, 2.00 pm
- October 31, Monday: v Sydney Thunder at Eastern Oval, 3.00 pm
- November 2, Wednesday: v Adelaide Strikers at Blacktown International Sportspark, 3.30 pm
- November 5, Saturday: v Adelaide Strikers at Lilac Hill, 1.00 pm
- November 12, Saturday: v Sydney Sixers at CitiPower Centre, 1.40 pm
- November 13, Sunday: v Melbourne Renegades at CitiPower Centre, 1.40 pm
- November 15, Tuesday: v Hobart Hurricanes at Latrobe Recreation Ground, 3.00 pm
- November 16, Wednesday: v Hobart Hurricanes at Latrobe Recreation Ground, 3.00 pm
- November 19, Saturday: v Perth Scorchers at Ted Summerton Reserve, 10.40 am
- November 20, Sunday: v Brisbane Heat at Ted Summerton Reserve, 2 pm