Melbourne Stars

2017–18 season
Coach	David Hemp
Captain(s)	Kristen Beams
Home ground	Melbourne Cricket Ground
League	WBBL
Record	5–9 (7th)
Finals	DNQ
Leading Run Scorer	Lizelle Lee – 349
Leading Wicket Taker	Erin Osborne – 15
Player of the Season	Erin Osborne
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 Melbourne Stars Women's season was the third in the team's history. Coached by David Hemp and captained by Kristen Beams, the Stars finished WBBL|03 in seventh place.

Each WBBL|03 squad featured 15 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Australian marquees were defined as players who made at least ten limited-overs appearances for the national team in the three years prior to the cut-off date (24 April 2017).^[1]

Personnel changes made ahead of the season included:

• Meg Lanning departed the Stars, signing with the Perth Scorchers. Kristen Beams was appointed captain of the team following Lanning's departure.
• English marquee Nat Sciver departed the Stars, also signing with the Perth Scorchers.
• New Zealand marquee Morna Nielsen and English marquee Danielle Hazell did not re-sign with the Stars.
• Erin Osborne signed with the Stars, departing the Sydney Thunder.
• Jess Duffin, Hayley Jensen and Emma Inglis departed the Stars, all signing with the Melbourne Renegades.
• Annabel Sutherland signed with the Stars, departing the Melbourne Renegades.

Changes made during the season included:

• Erin Osborne stood in as acting captain for two matches.^[2]
• New Zealand marquee Katey Martin signed with the Stars as a replacement player.^[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][6][7]

No.	Name	Nat.	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	G	R	SR	W	E	C	S	Notes
Batters
15	Makinley Blows		12 December 1997	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	14	19	146.15	4	6.58	1	–
00	Mignon du Preez		13 June 1989	Right-handed	–	12	269	112.08	0	6.00	5	–	Overseas marquee
9	Anna Lanning		25 March 1994	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	14	174	83.25	–	–	2	–
2	Katie Mack		14 September 1993	Right-handed	Right-arm leg spin	14	291	105.43	–	–	3	–
21	Katey Martin		7 February 1985	Right-handed	–	2	17	80.95	–	–	2	–	Overseas marquee (replacement)
All-rounders
34	Georgia Elwiss		31 May 1991	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	10	184	93.40	7	7.57	0	–	Overseas marquee
13	Alana King		22 November 1995	Right-handed	Right-arm leg spin	14	112	99.11	13	7.50	2	–
76	Erin Osborne		27 June 1989	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	14	211	92.54	15	6.33	8	–	Australian marquee
Wicket-keepers
4	Nicole Faltum		17 January 2000	Right-handed	–	9	0	0.00	–	–	0	6
67	Lizelle Lee		2 April 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	12	349	111.14	–	–	4	0	Overseas marquee
Bowlers
27	Hayleigh Brennan		5 March 1999	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	1	1	50.00	0	18.00	0	–
26	Kristen Beams		6 November 1984	Right-handed	Right-arm leg spin	12	2	100.00	4	5.73	4	–	Captain, Australian marquee
22	Emma Kearney		24 September 1989	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	10	20	105.26	4	8.53	0	–
7	Chloe Rafferty		16 June 1999	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	2	–	–	–	–	0	–
3	Annabel Sutherland		12 October 2001	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	7	22	104.76	9	5.48	3	–
8	Gemma Triscari		24 January 1990	Left-handed	Left-arm fast medium	7	0	0.00	3	10.54	1	–
	Khadija Tul Kubra		30 January 1995	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Associate Rookie

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Sydney Sixers (C)	14	10	4	0	20	0.890
2	Sydney Thunder	14	10	4	0	20	0.684
3	Perth Scorchers (RU)	14	8	6	0	16	0.266
4	Adelaide Strikers	14	8	6	0	16	0.250
5	Brisbane Heat	14	7	7	0	14	0.147
6	Melbourne Renegades	14	6	8	0	12	0.092
7	Melbourne Stars	14	5	9	0	10	−0.634
8	Hobart Hurricanes	14	2	12	0	4	−1.733

•   The top four teams qualified for the play-off phase.

All times are local

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The Adelaide Strikers recorded the first-ever one-wicket victory in WBBL history,^[9] defeating the Melbourne Stars on the last ball of the match.^[10] Requiring three runs with one delivery remaining, Tabatha Saville scored a boundary off Stars captain Kristen Beams to clinch a narrow win for the Strikers.^[11]

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• Most runs: Lizelle Lee – 349 (10th in the league)^[12]
• Highest score in an innings: Lizelle Lee – 76 (62) vs Perth Scorchers, 26 December 2017^[13]
• Most wickets: Erin Osborne – 15 (equal 10th in the league)^[14]
• Best bowling figures in an innings:
  • Annabel Sutherland – 4/20 (4 overs) vs Adelaide Strikers, 9 January 2018
  • Erin Osborne – 4/20 (4 overs) vs Brisbane Heat, 13 January 2018^[15]
• Most catches (fielder): Erin Osborne – 8 (equal 8th in the league)^[16]
• Player of the Match awards:
  • Georgia Elwiss, Alana King, Katie Mack, Erin Osborne – 1 each
• Stars Player of the Season: Erin Osborne^[17]
• WBBL|03 Young Gun Award: Annabel Sutherland (nominated)^[18]