Melbourne Stars (WBBL)

Melbourne Stars Women
Coach: David Hemp[1]
Colours:      Green
Founded: 2015
Home ground: Melbourne Cricket Ground
Junction Oval
Albert Cricket Ground[2]
Capacity: 100,000 (MCG)
10,000 (Junction Oval)

The Melbourne Stars Women's team is a cricket team based in Melbourne, Australia that will compete in the inaugural women's Twenty20 Women's Big Bash League commencing in December 2015.[3] They will be one of eight founding teams. They are a franchise aligned with the current men's competition (Big Bash League), adopting the same colours and team name.

Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland said in a media release, "We see T20 as the premium format of the women's game and the WBBL is an exciting concept that will increase the promotion and exposure of women’s cricket".[4] The team will be captained by Southern Stars captain Meg Lanning,[5] and coached by David Hemp.

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No. Name Nat. Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
Kelly Applebee Australia 28 January 1982 Right-handed Right arm medium
10 Lily Bardsley Australia 7 August 1995 Right-handed Right arm leg spin
7 Meg Lanning Australia 25 March 1992 Right-handed Right arm medium Team's Captain
00 Mignon du Preez South Africa 13 June 1989 Right-handed Overseas player
All-rounders
13 Alana King Australia 22 November 1995 Right-handed Right arm leg spin
9 Anna Lanning Australia 25 March 1994 Right-handed Right arm medium
2 Katie Mack Australia 14 September 1993 Right-handed Right arm leg spin
39 Natalie Sciver England 20 August 1992 Right-handed Right arm medium Overseas player
Wicketkeepers
19 Emma Inglis Australia 15 July 1988 Right-handed
Pace bowlers
18 Kath Hempenstall Australia 20 September 1988 Right-handed Right arm medium
Hayley Jensen New Zealand 7 October 1992 Right-handed Right arm medium Overseas player
22 Emma Kearney Australia 24 September 1989 Right-handed Right arm medium
23 Morna Nielsen New Zealand 24 February 1990 Right-handed Left arm medium, Left-arm orthodox spin Overseas player
8 Gemma Triscari Australia 24 January 1990 Left-handed Left arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
Kristen Beams Australia 6 November 1984 Right-handed Right arm leg spin

Source[6][7]

References

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