# 2016–17 Melbourne Stars WBBL season

The 2016–17 Melbourne Stars WBBL season was the second in the team's history. Coached by David Hemp and captained by Meg Lanning, the team competed in the WBBL|02 tournament.
At the conclusion of the group stage, the Stars were fifth on the ladder, and were therefore eliminated.

## Squad

The following is the Stars women squad for WBBL|02. Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||
| 15 | Makinley Blows | (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 6 | Jess Cameron | (1989-06-27) 27 June 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | |
| 7 | Meg Lanning | (1992-03-25) 25 March 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Captain |
| All-rounders |||||||
| | Kathryn Bryce | (1997-11-17) 17 November 1997 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Associate Rookie |
| 13 | Alana King | (1995-11-22) 22 November 1995 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | |
| 9 | Anna Lanning | (1994-03-25) 25 March 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 2 | Katie Mack | (1993-09-14) 14 September 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | |
| 39 | Natalie Sciver | (1992-08-20) 20 August 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Overseas international |
| Wicketkeepers |||||||
| 10 | Lily Bardsley | (1995-08-07) 7 August 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | |
| 19 | Emma Inglis | (1988-07-15) 15 July 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | | |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| 27 | Hayleigh Brennan | (1999-03-05) 5 March 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 87 | Hayley Jensen | (1992-10-07) 7 October 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Overseas international |
| 22 | Emma Kearney | (1989-09-24) 24 September 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 23 | Morna Nielsen | (1990-02-24) 24 February 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Left arm medium, Left-arm orthodox spin | Overseas international |
| 8 | Gemma Triscari | (1990-01-24) 24 January 1990 (age 34) | Left-handed | Left arm fast medium | |
| Spin bowlers |||||||
| 26 | Kristen Beams | (1984-11-06) 6 November 1984 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | |
Sources

## Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Ded | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Sydney Sixers (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.442 |
| 2 | Perth Scorchers (RU) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.300 |
| 3 | Brisbane Heat | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.046 |
| 4 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | −0.034 |
| 5 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.256 |
| 6 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | −0.046 |
| 7 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.5 | −0.519 |
| 8 | Adelaide Strikers | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −0.541 |
* The top four teams qualified for the semi finals.

## Fixtures
### Group stage

* Match 3 10 December 18:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sydney Thunder 4/141 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 8/147 (20 overs) |
| Harmanpreet Kaur 47* (28) Alana King 2/21 (4 overs) | | Emma Inglis 46 (28) Erin Osborne 3/27 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 6 runs North Sydney Oval Umpires: Claire Polosak and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Emma Inglis (Stars)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au; broadcast by Network Ten
* Match 8 13 December 10:00 Scorecard
| Melbourne Stars 9/116 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 2/121 (18.5 overs) |
| Jess Cameron 36 (39) Harmanpreet Kaur 4/27 (4 overs) | | Rachael Haynes 35 (31) Gemma Triscari 1/10 (3 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 8 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) Lavington Sports Ground, Albury Umpires: Kumar Jeyakkumar and Deanne Young Player of the match: Harmanpreet Kaur (Stars)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 11 17 December 14:00 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 8/122 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 3/124 (17.2 overs) |
| Sara McGlashan 40 (32) Emma Kearney 3/13 (4 overs) | | Meg Lanning 66* (48) Marizanne Kapp 2/21 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets (with 16 balls remaining) Casey Fields No.4, Melbourne Umpires: Dale Ireland and David Shepard Player of the match: Meg Lanning
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 14 17 December 10:00 Scorecard
| Melbourne Stars 3/115 (16.5 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 8/111 (20 overs) |
| Katie Mack 48* (33) Marizanne Kapp 2/13 (3.5 overs) | | Ashleigh Gardner 43 (32) Danielle Hazell 2/15 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets (with 19 balls remaining) Casey Fields No.4, Melbourne Umpires: Dale Ireland and David Shepard Player of the match: Danielle Hazell
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 17 26 December 13:00 Scorecard
| Melbourne Stars 2/148 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 7/94 (20 overs) |
| Meg Lanning 97* (72) Holly Ferling 1/19 (4 overs) | | Kirby Short 27 (37) Morna Nielson 3/19 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 54 runs Allan Border Field, Brisbane Umpires: S Farrell and Murray Branch Player of the match: Meg Lanning (Stars)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 20 27 December 10:00 Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 5/129 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 6/124 (20 overs) |
| Beth Mooney 55 (50) Gemma Triscari 2/20 (4 overs) | | Meg Lanning 50 (42) Smriti Mandhana 2/6 (2 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 5 runs Allan Border Field, Brisbane Umpires: Stephen Dionysuis and Donovan Koch Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat
* Brisbane Heat player Deandra Dottin collided with a teammate while fielding a ball and received a head injury.
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 27 1 January 13:45 Scorecard
| Melbourne Stars 3/127 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 1/52 (5.3 overs) |
| Meg Lanning 64 (53) Nicole Goodwin 1/29 (4 overs) | | Rachel Priest 31 (19) Natalie Sciver 1/6 (1 over) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 9 wickets (D/L method) Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 24,547 Umpires: Stephen Brne and David Shepard Player of the match: Rachel Priest (Renegades)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
* Melbourne Renegades' target revised to 52 runs from 8 overs following a rain delay
* The match was played in front of a WBBL record crowd of 24,547
* Double header with BBL game
* Streamed on cricket.com.au; broadcast by Network Ten
* Match 33 5 January 13:00 Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 1/118 (16.1 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 6/117 (20 overs) |
| Elyse Villani 57 (44) Morna Nielsen 1/20 (3 overs) | | Meg Lanning 30 (27) Emma King 1/19 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets (with 23 balls remaining) Toorak Park, Melbourne Umpires: Dale Ireland and David Shepherd Player of the match: Elyse Villani (Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 35 7 January 14:35 Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 5/128 (19.3 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 7/127 (20 overs) |
| Danielle Wyatt 40 (31) Gemma Triscari 1/17 (4 overs) | | Natalie Sciver 37 (27) Molly Strano 2/20 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Umpires: Stephan Brne and Dale Ireland Player of the match: Danielle Wyatt (Renegades)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
* Double header with BBL game
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 40 10 January 15:05 Scorecard
| Melbourne Stars 4/96 (16.5 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 9/94 (20 overs) |
| Katie Mack 31* (33) Megan Schutt 2/14 (4 overs) | | Bridget Patterson 22* (24) Kristen Beams 3/12 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets (with 19 balls remaining) Melbourne Cricket Ground Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Stephen Brne Player of the match: Kristen Beams (Stars)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
* Double header with BBL game
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 42 13 January 14:00 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 88 (17.4 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 125 (19.3 overs) |
| Charlotte Edwards 35 (39) Kristen Beams 3/11 (3 overs) | | Jess Cameron 42 (48) Megan Schutt 2/15 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 37 runs Lilac Hill, Perth Umpires: A Kovalevs and Todd Rann Player of the match: Jess Cameron (Stars)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 47 15 January 10:00 Scorecard
| Melbourne Stars 9/97 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 4/130 (20 overs) |
| Natalie Sciver 31 (32) Anya Shrubsole 2/9 (3 overs) | | Lauren Ebsary 45* (53) Emma Kearney 1/11 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 33 runs Lilac Hill, Perth Umpires: Hennie Botes and Nathan Johnstone Player of the match: Katherine Brunt (Scorchers)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed by cricket.com.au
* Match 51 20 January 17:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Stars 6/98 (12 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 3/115 (14 overs) |
| Emma Inglis 51 (31) Brooke Hepburn 2/14 (2 overs) | | Heather Knight 45 (31) Emma Kearney 1/19 (3 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 4 wickets (D/L method) Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Darren Close and Harvey Wolff Player of the match: Emma Inglis (Stars)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
* Melbourne Stars' target revised to 98 runs from 12 overs following a rain delay
* Streamed by cricket.com.au
* Match 54 21 January 11:45 Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 6/136 (19.5 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 8/135 (20 overs) |
| Heather Knight 35 (26) Kristen Beams 3/11 (4 overs) | | Meg Lanning 81 (55) Hayley Matthews 2/23 (3 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining) Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Muhammad Qureshi and David Shepard Player of the match: Meg Lanning (Stars)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
* Double header with BBL game
* Broadcast by Network Ten