The Melbourne Stars are an Australian

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franchise cricket team, based in

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that competes in Australia's Twenty20 competition, the

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. The Stars wear a green uniform and play their home matches at the

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, recently achieved the highest individual score in Big Bash League history, scoring 154* against the

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at the

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Season results

Honours

Domestic

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: **Champions (0): ***''Runners Up (3):'' 2015–16, 2018–19, 2019–20 ***''Minor Premiers (2):'' 2013–14, 2019–20 **Finals Series Appearances (8): 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20 ***''Wooden Spoons (1):'' 2017–18

Mascots

Starman & Starlet are two of the official

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s of the Melbourne Stars. In BBL, 05 the Stars introduced a secondary mascot, Steven Seagull, the year after a

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was struck with a cricket ball hit by

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batsman Adam Voges during a match between Melbourne Stars and

in BBL, 04 while the Stars were fielding at the

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, 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.

Squad

The current squad of the Melbourne Stars for the 2022–23 Big Bash League season as of 4 December 2022. * 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.

Administration and support staff

List of captains

Current captain listed in bold.

List of coaches

Rivalries

* The Melbourne Derby – When the league began in 2011,

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decided they would place two teams in

. With the core group of players for both sides coming from the

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, this rivalry automatically became widely anticipated in Melbourne. The derby between the new two teams Melbourne Stars and

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quickly became hugely popular with big crowds flocking in to the derby matches at both of the

and

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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

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match ever in the history of the sport. * Other Rivalries – Other rivalries include the Scorchers v Stars (following close finals encounters) and the Stars v the

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and the

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, due to the rivalry between

and

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

International players

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

References

External links

* {{Melbourne Sports Teams Big Bash League teams Cricket clubs in Melbourne Cricket clubs in Victoria (Australia) 2011 establishments in Australia Cricket clubs established in 2011 Melbourne Cricket Ground Cricket in Melbourne