# 2021–22 Melbourne Stars season

The 2021–22 Melbourne Stars season was the eleventh in the club's history. The team was coached by David Hussey and captained by Glenn Maxwell, which they had competed in the BBL's 2021–22 season.

## Squad

The squad for the 2021–22 Big Bash League season.
* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
* Ages are given as of the first match of the tournament, 5 December 2021
| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||
| 15 | Joe Burns | Australia | (1989-09-06)6 September 1989 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | International Cap |
| 10 | Will Pucovski | Australia | (1998-02-02)2 February 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | International Cap |
| 36 | Nick Larkin | Australia | (1990-05-01)1 May 1990 (aged 31) | Right-handed | — | |
| 53 | Nic Maddinson | Australia | (1991-12-21)21 December 1991 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | International Cap |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 16 | Marcus Stoinis | Australia | (1989-08-16)16 August 1989 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Vice Captain; International Cap |
| 23 | Clint Hinchliffe | Australia | (1996-10-23)23 October 1996 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm unorthodox | |
| 32 | Glenn Maxwell | Australia | (1988-10-14)14 October 1988 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-spin | Captain; International Cap |
| 35 | Hilton Cartwright | Australia | (1992-02-14)14 February 1992 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | International Cap |
| Wicketkeepers |||||||
| 13 | Seb Gotch | Australia | (1993-07-12)12 July 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| 29 | Nicholas Pooran | West Indies | (1995-10-02)2 October 1995 (aged 26) | Left-handed | — | Visa Contract and International Cap |
| 72 | Andre Fletcher | West Indies | (1987-11-28)28 November 1987 (aged 34) | Right-handed | — | Visa Contract and International Cap |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| 7 | Nathan Coulter-Nile | Australia | (1987-10-11)11 October 1987 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | International Cap |
| 9 | Jackson Coleman | Australia | (1991-12-18)18 December 1991 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | U-19 International Cap |
| 19 | Liam Hatcher | Australia | (1996-09-17)17 September 1996 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| 28 | Lance Morris | Australia | (1998-03-28)28 March 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 37 | Billy Stanlake | Australia | (1994-11-04)4 November 1994 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | International Cap |
| 43 | Sam Rainbird | Australia | (1992-06-05)5 June 1992 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | International Cap |
| 77 | Haris Rauf | Pakistan | (1993-11-07)7 November 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Visa Contract and International Cap |
| 90 | Dilbar Hussain | Pakistan | (1993-02-20)20 February 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Visa Contract |
| Spin bowlers |||||||
| 6 | Tom O'Connell | Australia | (2000-06-14)14 June 2000 (aged 21) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg spin | |
| 88 | Adam Zampa | Australia | (1992-03-31)31 March 1992 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | International Cap |

## Season results and standings
### Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Perth Scorchers (C) | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 0.926 | Advanced to play-off phase |
| 2 | Sydney Sixers | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 1.027 | Advanced to play-off phase |
| 3 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 35 | 0.725 | Advanced to play-off phase |
| 4 | Adelaide Strikers | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 0.237 | Advanced to play-off phase |
| 5 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 27 | −0.332 | Advanced to play-off phase |
| 6 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 26 | −0.222 | |
| 7 | Brisbane Heat | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 16 | −0.910 | |
| 8 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 16 | −1.477 | |

### Regular season

* Match 1 5 December 2021 19:15 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Sydney Sixers 4/213 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 61 (11.1 overs) |
| Josh Philippe 83 (47) Brody Couch 2/36 (3 overs) | | Peter Nevill 18 (14) Steve O'Keefe 4/14 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 152 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Josh Philippe (Sydney Sixers)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Brody Couch, Sam Elliott and Syed Faridoun (Melbourne Stars) all made their T20 debuts.
* The Sydney Sixers' winning margin of 152 runs was the largest in a BBL match, bettering the previous record of 145 runs which also was set by the Sixers.
* Match 7 10 December 2021 19:15 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Stars 4/165 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 5/161 (20 overs) |
| Nick Larkin 52* (43) Tanveer Sangha 2/29 (4 overs) | | Matthew Gilkes 56 (49) Nathan Coulter-Nile 2/27 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 4 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Darren Close and Greg Davidson Player of the match: Nick Larkin (Melbourne Stars)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 10 12 December 2021 19:15 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Sydney Thunder 5/151 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 4/155 (17.1 overs) |
| Alex Ross 77* (49) Qais Ahmad 2/17 (4 overs) | | Andre Russell 42* (21) Tanveer Sangha 2/20 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney Umpires: Gerard Abood and Ben Treloar Player of the match: Andre Russell (Melbourne Stars)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 13 15 December 2021 19:15 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Stars 5/177 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 3/182 (19.4 overs) |
| Glenn Maxwell 103 (57) Dan Christian 1/17 (2 overs) | | Josh Philippe 99* (61) Brody Couch 1/22 (3 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 7 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Shawn Craig and Bruce Oxenford Player of the match: Josh Phillipe (Sydney Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* X-factor subs: Hayden Kerr (Sydney Sixers) replaced Lloyd Pope.
* Match 19 24 December 2021 15:30 Scorecard
| (H) Hobart Hurricanes 6/180 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 9/156 (20 overs) |
| Ben McDermott 67 (43) Andre Russell 3/48 (4 overs) | | Joe Clarke 52 (40) Tom Rogers 3/29 (4 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 24 runs Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Darren Close and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Nathan Ellis (Hobart Hurricanes)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 23 27 December 2021 20:05 (N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Stars 9/207 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat (H) 9/187 (20 overs) |
| Joe Clarke 85 (44) Mark Steketee 3/40 (4 overs) | | Chris Lynn 57 (34) Qais Ahmad 3/26 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 20 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Gerard Abood and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Joe Clarke (Melbourne Stars)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 31 2 January 2022 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 8/180 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars (H) 130 (18.5 overs) |
| Kurtis Patterson 54 (39) Qais Ahmad 2/26 (4 overs) | | Joe Clarke 52 (32) Tymal Mills 3/28 (3.5 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 50 runs Junction Oval, Melbourne Umpires: Geoff Davidson and Bruce Oxenford Player of the match: Peter Hatzoglou (Perth Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Xavier Crone and Tom Rogers (Melbourne Stars) both made their T20 debuts.
* Match 33 3 January 2022 19:15 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Stars 126 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 5/129 (18 overs) |
| Hilton Cartwright 41 (29) Nic Maddinson 3/20 (4 overs) | | Aaron Finch 50 (40) Tom O'Connell 2/11 (2 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 21,562 Umpires: Geoff Davidson and Bruce Oxenford Player of the match: Kane Richardson (Melbourne Renegades)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
* Patrick Rowe (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.
* X-factor subs: James Seymour (Melbourne Renegades) replaced Will Sutherland.
* Match 44 10 January 2022 19:15 (N) Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 9/139 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars (H) 5/140 (19.1 overs) |
| Jonathan Wells 68 (56) Qais Ahmad 2/21 (4 overs) | | Joe Clarke 83 (58) Peter Siddle 2/26 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 5 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 5,802 Umpires: Nathan Johnstone and Troy Penman Player of the match: Joe Clarke (Melbourne Stars)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 27 11 January 2022 14:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Perth Scorchers 3/196 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 9/149 (20 overs) |
| Laurie Evans 69 (46) Haris Rauf 2/38 (4 overs) | | Beau Webster 63 (47) Matthew Kelly 4/25 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 47 runs GMHBA Stadium, Geelong Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Laurie Evans (Perth Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
* X-factor subs: Clint Hinchliffe (Melbourne Stars) replaced Brody Couch.
* Match 48 13 January 2022 19:35 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Renegades 7/122 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 4/123 (14.3 overs) |
| Aaron Finch 45 (44) Qais Ahmad 2/15 (4 overs) | | Glenn Maxwell 68* (45) Kane Richardson 1/12 (3 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets Marvel Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 10,014 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Ben Treloar Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 39 15 January 2022 10:10 Scorecard
| (H) Adelaide Strikers 6/155 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 8/132 (20 overs) |
| Jonathan Wells 73 (49) Clint Hinchliffe 2/21 (3 overs) | | Hilton Cartwright 49 (35) Henry Thornton 4/26 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 23 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Henry Thornton (Adelaide Strikers)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 51 16 January 2022 19:15 (N) Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 6/149 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars (H) 2/150 (13.5 overs) |
| Ben Duckett 51 (42) Glenn Maxwell 2/19 (4 overs) | | Joe Clarke 62 (36) James Bazley 1/34 (3.5 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Shawn Craig and Tony Wilds
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
* X-factor subs: Nick Larkin (Melbourne Stars) replaced Brody Couch.
* Match 56 19 January 2022 19:50 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Stars 2/273 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 6/167 (20 overs) |
| Glenn Maxwell 154* (64) Jordan Thompson 1/32 (3 overs) | | Ben McDermott 55 (33) Brody Couch 3/30 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 106 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Gerard Abood and Donovan Koch Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
* X-factor subs: Jordan Thompson (Hobart Hurricanes) replaced Will Sanders.
* Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars) scored the highest individual score in a BBL match.
* Melbourne Stars scored the highest team total in a BBL match.