Melbourne Stars
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The Melbourne Stars is a franchise in Australia's newly announced Twenty20
cricket competition, the Big Bash League
. The Stars will wear a green kit.
The Stars will play their home matches at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
. They will be coached by Victorian Bushrangers
and Delhi Daredevils
coach Greg Shipperd
. Their inaugural captain
is Australian T20
and Victorian Bushrangers
captain Cameron White
.
The Stars have been described as representing the "traditional" Melbourne but won’t be afraid to blow it off so that they can create their own history. They will play with style but never arrogance and like the city they represent, they’re passionate about the game and expect great things from their great players. Their features have described as totally opposite to the Renegades.
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Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
cricket competition, the Big Bash League
Big Bash League
The KFC t20 Big Bash League is the Australian domestic Twenty20 cricket tournament. The Big Bash League replaces the previous competition, the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash and will feature city-based franchises instead of the state teams which had participated previously. The inaugural season will begin...
. The Stars will wear a green kit.
The Stars will play their home matches at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...
. They will be coached by Victorian Bushrangers
Victorian Bushrangers
The Victorian cricket team, nicknamed the Bushrangers, is an Australian cricket team based in Melbourne, that represents the state of Victoria. It is administered by Cricket Victoria and draws its players from Melbourne's Premier Cricket competition...
and Delhi Daredevils
Delhi Daredevils
Delhi Daredevils is the Delhi franchise for the Indian Premier League in cricket. The franchise is owned by the GMR Group.-Franchise history:...
coach Greg Shipperd
Greg Shipperd
Gregory Shipperd is an Australian first-class cricketer who is the current coach of the Delhi DareDevils and Victorian Bushrangers...
. Their inaugural captain
Captain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
is Australian T20
Twenty20 International
A Twenty20 International is a form of cricket which is played over 20 overs per side between two national cricket teams. The game is played under the rules of Twenty20 cricket...
and Victorian Bushrangers
Victorian Bushrangers
The Victorian cricket team, nicknamed the Bushrangers, is an Australian cricket team based in Melbourne, that represents the state of Victoria. It is administered by Cricket Victoria and draws its players from Melbourne's Premier Cricket competition...
captain Cameron White
Cameron White
Cameron Leon White is an Australian cricketer and current Australian Twenty20 captain. A powerful middle order batsman and right-arm leg-spin bowler, White made his first-class cricket debut as a teenager in the 2000–01 season for the Victorian Bushrangers as a bowling all-rounder...
.
The Stars have been described as representing the "traditional" Melbourne but won’t be afraid to blow it off so that they can create their own history. They will play with style but never arrogance and like the city they represent, they’re passionate about the game and expect great things from their great players. Their features have described as totally opposite to the Renegades.
Squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold.| No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
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| | George Bailey George Bailey (cricketer) George John Bailey is an Australian cricketer, and the captain of the Tasmanian Tigers in Australian first class cricket... |
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7 September 1982 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right arm medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| | David Hussey David Hussey David John Hussey is an Australian cricketer. Hussey is a right-handed batsman and can also bowl right-arm offbreaks. He is the younger brother of Australian Test cricketer Michael Hussey.-Australian domestic career:... |
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15 July 1977 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break Off break Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners.... |
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| | Robert Quiney Robert Quiney Robert John Quiney is an Australian cricketer who is a member of the Victorian Bushrangers side. He is a Left Handed Higher Middle Order Batsman & Right Arm Medium Bowler.... |
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20 August 1982 (age 29) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| | Adam Voges Adam Voges Adam Charles Voges is an Australian cricketer. In domestic cricket, he plays for the Western Warriors. He is a right-hand batsman and part-time left-arm orthodox bowler.-Early career:... |
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4 October 1979 (age 32) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox Left-arm orthodox spin Left-arm orthodox spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket.Left-arm orthodox spin is bowled by a left arm bowler using the fingers to spin the ball from right to left of the cricket pitch... |
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| All-rounders | ||||||
| | James Faulkner James Faulkner (cricketer) James Peter Faulkner is a cricketer who plays for Tasmania. Faulkner is an all-rounder, and in the 2010–11 Sheffield Shield season he made 300 runs at 30 and took 36 wickets at 17.72.... |
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29 April 1990 (age 21) | Right-handed | Left arm medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| | John Hastings John Hastings (cricketer) John Wayne Hastings is a cricketer for the Victorian Bushrangers.-Statistics:A tall all-rounder who combines right-arm fast-medium bowling with strong lower-order batting. At the end of the 2006–07 season he was recruited from New South Wales, where he had represented the state in under-age and... |
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4 November 1985 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Cricket Australia, formerly known as the Australian Cricket Board, is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in Australia. It was originally formed in 1905 as the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket... contract |
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| | Alex Keath Alex Keath Alexander Robert "Alex" Keath is an Australian cricketer who plays for Victoria in the Australian domestic cricket competitions. An all rounder, Keath made his first-class cricket debut against the touring England team in December 2010.Keath was a promising junior Australian rules football player... |
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20 January 1992 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| | Chris Simpson | |
9 January 1982 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right arm off break Off break Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners.... |
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| | Cameron White Cameron White Cameron Leon White is an Australian cricketer and current Australian Twenty20 captain. A powerful middle order batsman and right-arm leg-spin bowler, White made his first-class cricket debut as a teenager in the 2000–01 season for the Victorian Bushrangers as a bowling all-rounder... |
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18 August 1983 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break Leg break A leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. A delivery of a right-handed leg spin bowler. Leg breaks are also colloquially known as leggies or wrist spinners, as the wrist is the body part which is primarily used to impart spin on the ball, as opposed to the fingers in the case of... |
Captain Captain (cricket) The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player... , Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Cricket Australia, formerly known as the Australian Cricket Board, is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in Australia. It was originally formed in 1905 as the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket... contract |
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| | Luke Wright |  |
7 March 1985 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | Overseas Player | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| | Matthew Wade Matthew Wade Matthew Scott Wade is an Australian cricket player, who plays for the Victorian Bushrangers. He previously played a List A match for the Tasmanian Tigers.... |
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26 December 1987 (age 24) | Left-handed | – | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||
| | Shane Warne Shane Warne Shane Keith Warne is a former Australian international cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the game. In 2000, he was selected by a panel of cricket experts as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century, the only specialist bowler selected in the quintet... |
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13 September 1969 (age 42) | Right-handed | Right arm Leg break Leg break A leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. A delivery of a right-handed leg spin bowler. Leg breaks are also colloquially known as leggies or wrist spinners, as the wrist is the body part which is primarily used to impart spin on the ball, as opposed to the fingers in the case of... |
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| | Jon Holland Jon Holland Jonathan Mark Holland , a Slow Left Arm Orthodox spinner, Holland went from uncapped state player to making it to the Australian squad within a year. He made his initial appearances for Victoria early in 2008–09 when Bryce McGain was injured and Cameron White was in India with the Test squad... |
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29 May 1987 (age 24) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox Left-arm orthodox spin Left-arm orthodox spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket.Left-arm orthodox spin is bowled by a left arm bowler using the fingers to spin the ball from right to left of the cricket pitch... |
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| | Clint McKay Clinton McKay Clinton James "Clint" McKay is an Australian cricketer. He is currently a member of the Victorian Bushrangers side and has represented Australia at one day international level. A right-arm fast-medium bowler who stands at 194 cm, he made his first class debut for Victoria in November 2006... |
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22 February 1983 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| | James Pattinson James Pattinson James Lee Pattinson is an Australian cricketer who currently plays for Victoria.- Playing career :Pattinson played for Dandenong Cricket Club in Victorian Premier Cricket and also played for Australia in the 2008 Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia.On Wednesday 23 December 2009, James broke the record... |
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3 May 1990 (age 21) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Cricket Australia, formerly known as the Australian Cricket Board, is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in Australia. It was originally formed in 1905 as the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket... contract |
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| | Peter Siddle Peter Siddle Peter Matthew Siddle is an Australian Test cricketer. He is a specialist right-arm fast-medium bowler who plays for Victoria and the Australia national cricket team.-Early life and career:... |
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25 November 1984 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Cricket Australia, formerly known as the Australian Cricket Board, is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in Australia. It was originally formed in 1905 as the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket... contract |
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| | Jade Dernbach Jade Dernbach Jade Winston Dernbach is a cricketer who plays for Surrey County Cricket Club and England. He made his first-class debut in 2003 and won the NBC Denis Compton Award in 2004 and 2009.... |
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3 April 1986 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-Arm fast-medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
Overseas Players | |
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See also
- Big Bash LeagueBig Bash LeagueThe KFC t20 Big Bash League is the Australian domestic Twenty20 cricket tournament. The Big Bash League replaces the previous competition, the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash and will feature city-based franchises instead of the state teams which had participated previously. The inaugural season will begin...
- Victorian BushrangersVictorian BushrangersThe Victorian cricket team, nicknamed the Bushrangers, is an Australian cricket team based in Melbourne, that represents the state of Victoria. It is administered by Cricket Victoria and draws its players from Melbourne's Premier Cricket competition...
- Melbourne RenegadesMelbourne RenegadesThe Melbourne Renegades is a franchise in Australia's newly announced Twenty20 cricket competition, the Big Bash League. The Renegades will wear a red kit....
- Cricket VictoriaCricket VictoriaCricket Victoria is the governing body for the sport of cricket in Victoria. It was formed on 29 September 1875 as the Victorian Cricket Association...