2016–17 Melbourne Stars WBBL season
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The 2016–17 Melbourne Stars WBBL season was the second in the team's history. Coached by David Hemp and captained by Meg Lanning, the team competed in the WBBL|02 tournament.
At the conclusion of the group stage, the Stars were fifth on the ladder, and were therefore eliminated.
Squad
The following is the Stars women squad for WBBL|02. Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nat. | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| 15 | Makinley Blows |  | (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 6 | Jess Cameron | | (1989-06-27) 27 June 1989 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | |
| 7 | Meg Lanning | | (1992-03-25) 25 March 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Captain |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Kathryn Bryce |  | (1997-11-17) 17 November 1997 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Associate Rookie | |
| 13 | Alana King | | (1995-11-22) 22 November 1995 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | |
| 9 | Anna Lanning | | (1994-03-25) 25 March 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 2 | Katie Mack | | (1993-09-14) 14 September 1993 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | |
| 39 | Natalie Sciver |  | (1992-08-20) 20 August 1992 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Overseas international |
| Wicketkeepers | ||||||
| 10 | Lily Bardsley | | (1995-08-07) 7 August 1995 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | |
| 19 | Emma Inglis | | (1988-07-15) 15 July 1988 (age 35) | Right-handed | ||
| Pace bowlers | ||||||
| 27 | Hayleigh Brennan | | (1999-03-05) 5 March 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 87 | Hayley Jensen |  | (1992-10-07) 7 October 1992 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Overseas international |
| 22 | Emma Kearney | | (1989-09-24) 24 September 1989 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 23 | Morna Nielsen | | (1990-02-24) 24 February 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Left arm medium, Left-arm orthodox spin | Overseas international |
| 8 | Gemma Triscari | | (1990-01-24) 24 January 1990 (age 34) | Left-handed | Left arm fast medium | |
| Spin bowlers | ||||||
| 26 | Kristen Beams | | (1984-11-06) 6 November 1984 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | |
Ladder
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | L | NR | Ded | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney Sixers (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.442 |
| 2 | Perth Scorchers (RU) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.300 |
| 3 | Brisbane Heat | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.046 |
| 4 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | −0.034 |
| 5 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.256 |
| 6 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | −0.046 |
| 7 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.5 | −0.519 |
| 8 | Adelaide Strikers | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −0.541 |
Source: [3]
- The top four teams qualified for the semi finals.
Fixtures
Group stage
Sydney Thunder 4/141 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 8/147 (20 overs) |
Emma Inglis 46 (28) Erin Osborne 3/27 (4 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 6 runs North Sydney Oval Umpires: Claire Polosak and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Emma Inglis (Stars) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au; broadcast by Network Ten
Match 8 13 December 10:00 Scorecard |
Melbourne Stars 9/116 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 2/121 (18.5 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 8 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) Lavington Sports Ground, Albury Umpires: Kumar Jeyakkumar and Deanne Young Player of the match: Harmanpreet Kaur (Stars) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Match 11 17 December 14:00 Scorecard |
Sydney Sixers 8/122 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 3/124 (17.2 overs) |
Sara McGlashan 40 (32) Emma Kearney 3/13 (4 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets (with 16 balls remaining) Casey Fields No.4, Melbourne Umpires: Dale Ireland and David Shepard Player of the match: Meg Lanning |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Match 14 17 December 10:00 Scorecard |
Melbourne Stars 3/115 (16.5 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 8/111 (20 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets (with 19 balls remaining) Casey Fields No.4, Melbourne Umpires: Dale Ireland and David Shepard Player of the match: Danielle Hazell |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Match 17 26 December 13:00 Scorecard |
Melbourne Stars 2/148 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 7/94 (20 overs) |
Kirby Short 27 (37) Morna Nielson 3/19 (4 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 54 runs Allan Border Field, Brisbane Umpires: S Farrell and Murray Branch Player of the match: Meg Lanning (Stars) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Match 20 27 December 10:00 Scorecard |
Brisbane Heat 5/129 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 6/124 (20 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 5 runs Allan Border Field, Brisbane Umpires: Stephen Dionysuis and Donovan Koch Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Heat) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat
- Brisbane Heat player Deandra Dottin collided with a teammate while fielding a ball and received a head injury.[4]
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Match 27 1 January 13:45 Scorecard |
Melbourne Stars 3/127 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 1/52 (5.3 overs) |
Meg Lanning 64 (53) Nicole Goodwin 1/29 (4 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 9 wickets (D/L method) Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 24,547 Umpires: Stephen Brne and David Shepard Player of the match: Rachel Priest (Renegades) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
- Melbourne Renegades' target revised to 52 runs from 8 overs following a rain delay
- The match was played in front of a WBBL record crowd of 24,547 [5]
- Double header with BBL game
- Streamed on cricket.com.au; broadcast by Network Ten
Match 33 5 January 13:00 Scorecard |
Perth Scorchers 1/118 (16.1 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 6/117 (20 overs) |
Meg Lanning 30 (27) Emma King 1/19 (4 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets (with 23 balls remaining) Toorak Park, Melbourne Umpires: Dale Ireland and David Shepherd Player of the match: Elyse Villani (Scorchers) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Match 35 7 January 14:35 Scorecard |
Melbourne Renegades 5/128 (19.3 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 7/127 (20 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Umpires: Stephan Brne and Dale Ireland Player of the match: Danielle Wyatt (Renegades) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
- Double header with BBL game
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Match 40 10 January 15:05 Scorecard |
Melbourne Stars 4/96 (16.5 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 9/94 (20 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets (with 19 balls remaining) Melbourne Cricket Ground Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Stephen Brne Player of the match: Kristen Beams (Stars) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
- Double header with BBL game
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Match 42 13 January 14:00 Scorecard |
Adelaide Strikers 88 (17.4 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 125 (19.3 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 37 runs Lilac Hill, Perth Umpires: A Kovalevs and Todd Rann Player of the match: Jess Cameron (Stars) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Match 47 15 January 10:00 Scorecard |
Melbourne Stars 9/97 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 4/130 (20 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 33 runs Lilac Hill, Perth Umpires: Hennie Botes and Nathan Johnstone Player of the match: Katherine Brunt (Scorchers) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed by cricket.com.au
Melbourne Stars 6/98 (12 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 3/115 (14 overs) |
Emma Inglis 51 (31) Brooke Hepburn 2/14 (2 overs) | Heather Knight 45 (31) Emma Kearney 1/19 (3 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 4 wickets (D/L method) Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Darren Close and Harvey Wolff Player of the match: Emma Inglis (Stars) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
- Melbourne Stars' target revised to 98 runs from 12 overs following a rain delay
- Streamed by cricket.com.au
Match 54 21 January 11:45 Scorecard |
Hobart Hurricanes 6/136 (19.5 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 8/135 (20 overs) |
Heather Knight 35 (26) Kristen Beams 3/11 (4 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining) Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Muhammad Qureshi and David Shepard Player of the match: Meg Lanning (Stars) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
- Double header with BBL game
- Broadcast by Network Ten
References
- ^ "Players". Melbourne Stars. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ Heatly, Gary (15 November 2016). "Capital's Kathryn Bryce wins rookie place at Big Bash in Australia". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League Table – 2016–17". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Deandra Dottin taken to hospital after collision". ESPN Cricinfo. 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Renegades' soggy WBBL derby triumph over Stars". The Australian. Melbourne. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
