2022–23 Melbourne Stars WBBL season
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| 2022–23 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Jonathan Batty | ||
| Captain(s) | Nicole Faltum | ||
| Home ground | CitiPower Centre | ||
| League | WBBL | ||
| Record | TBD | ||
| Finals | TBD | ||
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The 2022–23 Melbourne Stars Women's season is the eighth in the team's history. Coached by Jonathan Batty and captained by Nicole Faltum, the Stars are scheduled to play two home games at each of CitiPower Centre in St Kilda and Ted Summerton Reserve in Moe, and one home game at Eastern Oval in Ballarat, during WBBL|08.[1]
Squad
Each 2022–23 squad is made up of 15 active players. Teams could sign up to five 'marquee players', with a maximum of three of those from overseas. Marquees were classed as any overseas player, or a local player who holds a Cricket Australia national contract at the start of the WBBL|08 signing period.
Personnel changes made ahead of the season included:[2]
- Meg Lanning withdrew from the tournament, having taken indefinite leave from cricket. Nicole Faltum was subsequently appointed captain of the Stars, replacing Lanning.
- Jonathan Batty was appointed head coach of the Stars, replacing Jarrad Loughman.
- Erin Osborne announced her retirement from cricket at the conclusion of the previous season.
- Elyse Villani departed the Stars, signing for the Hobart Hurricanes.
- Maddy Darke departed the Stars, signing for the Perth Scorchers.
- Sasha Moloney signed with the Stars, having previously played for the Hobart Hurricanes.
- English marquees Maia Bouchier and Linsey Smith did not re-sign with the Stars.
- English marquee Alice Capsey signed with the Stars, marking her first appearance in the league.
- English marquee Lauren Winfield-Hill signed with the Stars, having previously played for the Brisbane Heat, Hobart Hurricanes and Adelaide Strikers.
- Indian marquee Jemimah Rodrigues signed with the Stars, having previously played for the Melbourne Renegades.
- Kim Garth, previously an overseas marquee signing, was approved as a local player for the Stars due to her permanent residence in Australia and a lack of recent international cricket appearances for Ireland.
- English marquee Bess Heath signed with the Stars as a replacement player, marking her first appearance in the league.[3]
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.[4][5]
| No. | Name | Nat. | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | G | R | SR | W | E | C | S | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||||||||||||
| 21 | Bess Heath | 
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20 August 2001 | Right-handed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Overseas marquee (replacement) |
| Olivia Henry | 
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27 January 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 7 | Meg Lanning |
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25 March 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Australian marquee (unavailable) |
| 99 | Sasha Moloney |
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14 June 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Una Raymond-Hoey | 
|
28 October 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Replacement player | |
| 5 | Jemimah Rodrigues | 
|
5 September 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Overseas marquee |
| 58 | Lauren Winfield-Hill |
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16 August 1990 | Right-handed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Overseas marquee |
| All-rounders | |||||||||||||
| 26 | Alice Capsey |
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11 August 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Overseas marquee |
| 24 | Lucy Cripps |
|
6 December 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 34 | Kim Garth |
|
25 April 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 11 | Rhys McKenna |
|
17 August 2004 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium fast | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 3 | Annabel Sutherland |
|
12 October 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Australian marquee |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Nicole Faltum |
|
17 January 2000 | Right-handed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Captain |
| 20 | Sophie Reid |
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28 August 1997 | Left-handed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Bowlers | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Sophie Day |
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2 September 1998 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 25 | Tess Flintoff |
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31 March 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Hasrat Gill |
|
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Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney Sixers | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0.807 |
| 2 | Perth Scorchers | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0.367 |
| 3 | Adelaide Strikers | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0.175 |
| 4 | Brisbane Heat | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0.159 |
| 5 | Hobart Hurricanes | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0.412 |
| 6 | Melbourne Stars | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0.011 |
| 7 | Sydney Thunder | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | −0.835 |
| 8 | Melbourne Renegades | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | −1.011 |
- The top 4 teams advance to the knockout phase
Fixtures
All times are AEDT.
Brisbane Heat
3/179 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
8/170 (20 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Sydney Sixers
6/147 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
9/120 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Melbourne Stars
9/110 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers
8/111 (19.4 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to feld.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Sydney Thunder
1/102 (13.4 overs) |
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Phoebe Litchfield 50* (34)
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- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
- Match reduced to 17 overs due to rain. No further play was possible due to rain.
Melbourne Renegades
91 (19 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
4/92 (17.3 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Sydney Thunder
2/79 (13.5 overs) |
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- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Melbourne Stars
5/186 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers
8/164 (20 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
- Venue changed from Blacktown ISP Oval to North Sydney Oval[8]
- Tess Flintoff (Melbourne Stars) set a new WBBL record for the fastest half-century (16 balls).[9]
References
- ^ "In the spotlight: WBBL|08 steps into prime time". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "WBBL preview: Stars name Lanning replacement". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Stars name squad for Heat and Sixers". Melbourne Stars. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Players | Melbourne Stars – BBL". www.melbournestars.com.au. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2022/23 - Melbourne Stars Women Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "WBBL|08 Standings". Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ Women's BBL Standings, ESPN Cricinfo
- ^ "Thunder elect to move Sydney Smash away from home venue". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ "Emerging star rewrites record books with 16-ball stunner". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
Further reading
- Botcherby, Elizabeth (10 October 2022). "WBBL 2022 team guide: Melbourne Stars". The Cricketer. London. Retrieved 19 October 2022.