2013–14 Melbourne Stars season
# 2013–14 Melbourne Stars season

The 2013–14 Melbourne Stars season was the third in the club's history. Coached by Greg Shipperd and captained by Cameron White, they competed in the BBL's 2013–14 season.

## Season

### Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Melbourne Stars | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2.189 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 2 | Sydney Sixers | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −0.218 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 3 | Perth Scorchers (C) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −0.064 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 4 | Hobart Hurricanes | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0.321 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 5 | Brisbane Heat | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.197 | |
| 6 | Melbourne Renegades | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.475 | |
| 7 | Adelaide Strikers | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | −0.933 | |
| 8 | Sydney Thunder | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | −0.654 | |

### Regular season

* 20 December 2013 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard

| (H) Melbourne Stars 7/208 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 132 (17.3 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Luke Wright 70 (32) Nathan Rimmington 2/34 (4 overs) | | Jos Buttler 49 (28) Jackson Bird 4/31 (4 overs) |

* Melbourne Stars won by 76 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 25,266 Umpires: Simon Fry and John Ward Player of the match: Luke Wright (Stars)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
* 29 December 2013 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

| Melbourne Stars 5/200 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers (H) 9/123 (20 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| David Hussey 50* (41) Josh Hazlewood 3/20 (4 overs) | | Michael Lumb 29 (19) Glenn Maxwell 3/26 (4 overs) |

* Melbourne Stars won by 77 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 20,368 Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Stars)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* 1 January 2014 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard

| (H) Sydney Thunder 6/155 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 3/156 (19.1 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Michael Hussey 66 (48) John Hastings 3/31 (4 overs) | | Brad Hodge 64* (36) Dirk Nannes 1/15 (4 overs) |

* Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets ANZ Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 10,902 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Brad Hodge (Stars)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* 4 January 2014 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

| (H) Melbourne Renegades 5/163 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 1/167 (16.2 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Aaron Finch 84* (55) Jackson Bird 3/24 (4 overs) | | Cameron White 84* (49) Aaron O'Brien 1/38 (3 overs) |

* Melbourne Stars won by 9 wickets Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 42,837 Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Tony Ward Player of the match: Cameron White (Stars)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
* 9 January 2014 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard

| Adelaide Strikers 9/90 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars (H) 2/91 (7.3 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Michael Klinger 42 (49) James Faulkner 3/9 (4 overs) | | Luke Wright 49 (20) Michael Neser 2/21 (1.3 overs) |

* Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 24,344 Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: James Faulkner (Stars)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
* 11 January 2014 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard

| (H) Brisbane Heat 7/144 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 7/149 (19.4 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Daniel Christian 68 (48) Lasith Malinga 2/21 (4 overs) | | Luke Wright 37 (33) James Hopes 3/23 (4 overs) |

* Melbourne Stars won by 3 wickets The Gabba, Woolloongabba, Brisbane Attendance: 32,696 Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Luke Wright (Stars)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat
* 21 January 2014 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard

| Hobart Hurricanes 9/131 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars (H) 5/135 (19.1 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Travis Birt 31 (23) Marcus Stoinis 2/12 (2 overs) | | Luke Wright 52 (36) Ben Laughlin 2/28 (4 overs) |

* Melbourne Stars won by 5 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 21,443 Umpires: Ian Lock and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Luke Wright (Stars)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* 27 January 2014 13:50 Scorecard

| (H) Melbourne Stars 6/161 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 9/141 (20 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Brad Hodge 61 (43) Michael Beer 2/27 (4 overs) | | Simon Katich 30 (23) John Hastings 3/20 (4 overs) |

* Melbourne Stars won by 20 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 16,198 Umpires: Gerard Abood (Aus) and Geoff Joshua (Aus) Player of the match: John Hastings (Stars)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.

### Semi-finals

* Semi-final 4 February 2014 19:45 (D/N) Scorecard

| (H) Melbourne Stars 8/141 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 3/142 (18.1 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Brad Hodge 51 (35) Cameron Boyce 3/11 (3 overs) | | Tim Paine 65 (52) John Hastings 1/26 (3.1 overs) |

* Hobart Hurricanes won by 7 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 12,506 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Tony Ward Player of the match: Cameron Boyce (Hurricanes)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.

## Team information

### Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

| S/N | Name | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Batsmen |||||||
| 7 | Brad Hodge | (1974-12-29) 29 December 1974 (age 48) | Right-handed | Right Arm off spin | |
| 9 | Cameron White | (1983-08-18) 18 August 1983 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | Captain |
| 8 | David Hussey | (1977-07-15) 15 July 1977 (age 46) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | |
| 21 | Robert Quiney | (1982-08-20) 20 August 1982 (age 40) | Left-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 2 | Ben Abbatangelo | (1993-08-12) 12 August 1993 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right Arm off spin | Rookie contract |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 6 | Luke Wright | (1985-03-07) 7 March 1985 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | Visa contract |
| 5 | James Faulkner | (1990-04-29) 29 April 1990 (age 33) | Right-handed | Left arm fast medium | |
| 3 | Mohammad Hafeez | (1980-10-17) 17 October 1980 (age 42) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Visa contract |
| 32 | Glenn Maxwell | (1988-10-14) 14 October 1988 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | |
| 11 | John Hastings | (1985-11-04) 4 November 1985 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 16 | Marcus Stoinis | (1989-08-16) 16 August 1989 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 10 | Alexander Keath | (1992-01-20) 20 January 1992 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| Wicketkeepers |||||||
| 54 | Peter Handscomb | (1991-04-26) 26 April 1991 (age 32) | Right-handed | – | |
| 13 | Matthew Wade | (1987-12-26) 26 December 1987 (age 35) | Left-handed | Right arm medium | |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| 22 | Jackson Bird | (1986-12-11) 11 December 1986 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 15 | Clint McKay | (1983-02-22) 22 February 1983 (age 40) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | International Cap |
| 99 | Lasith Malinga | (1983-08-28) 28 August 1983 (age 39) | Right | Right-arm fast | Visa contract |
| 17 | Daniel Worrall | (1991-07-10) 10 July 1991 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 25 | Scott Boland | (1989-04-11) 11 April 1989 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 4 | Guy Walker | (1995-09-12) 12 September 1995 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| Spin bowlers |||||||
| 67 | James Muirhead | (1993-07-30) 30 July 1993 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | |
| 37 | Clive Rose | (1989-10-13) 13 October 1989 (age 33) | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox | |

### Home attendance

| Game | Opponent | Attendance |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Melbourne Renegades | 25,266 |
| 5 | Adelaide Strikers | 24,344 |
| 7 | Hobart Hurricanes | 21,443 |
| 8 | Perth Scorchers | 16,198 |
| SF | Hobart Hurricanes | 12,506 |
| Total Attendance | Total Attendance | 99,757 |
| Average Attendance | Average Attendance | 19,951 |
