2018–19 Melbourne Stars season

Melbourne Stars
2018–19 season
President	Eddie McGuire
Coach	Stephen Fleming
Captain(s)	Glenn Maxwell
Home ground	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
BBL Season	4th
BBL Finals	Runners-up
Leading Run Scorer	Marcus Stoinis (533)
Leading Wicket Taker	Dwayne Bravo (15)
Highest home attendance	46,418 vs Renegades; (1 January 2019)
Lowest home attendance	6,093 vs Strikers; (23 January 2019)
Average home attendance	21,541
← 2017–18	2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Melbourne Stars season is the eighth in the club's history. Coached by Stephen Fleming and captained by Glenn Maxwell, they competed in the BBL's 2018–19 season.

Season

Ladder

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Hobart Hurricanes	14	10	4	0	20	0.603	Advance to play-off phase
2	Melbourne Renegades (C)	14	8	6	0	16	0.173
3	Sydney Sixers	14	8	6	0	16	0.047
4	Melbourne Stars	14	7	7	0	14	−0.062
5	Brisbane Heat	14	6	7	1	13	0.249
6	Sydney Thunder	14	6	7	1	13	0.000
7	Adelaide Strikers	14	6	8	0	12	−0.473
8	Perth Scorchers	14	4	10	0	8	−0.502

Source: ^[1]
(C) Champion

Regular season

21 December 2018
19:15 (D/N)
Scorecard

(H) Sydney Thunder 5/181 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 6/74 (8 overs)
Jason Sangha 63* (36) Adam Zampa 2/23 (4 overs)		Nick Larkin 28* (13) Daniel Sams 3/5 (2 overs)

Sydney Thunder won by 15 runs (D/L method)
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Attendance: 8,788^[2]
Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Tony Wilds
Player of the match: Daniel Sams (Sydney Thunder)

Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Stars were set a target of 90 runs from 8 overs due to rain.
Travis Dean (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.

24 December 2018
15:45
Scorecard

Melbourne Stars 5/155 (20 overs)	v	Hobart Hurricanes (H) 4/156 (18.4 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 47 (31) Jofra Archer 3/25 (4 overs)		Matthew Wade 52 (37) Sandeep Lamichhane 3/24 (4 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 6 wickets
Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Attendance: 9,132^[3]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: D'Arcy Short (Hobart Hurricanes)

Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.

27 December 2018
19:15 (D/N)
Scorecard

(H) Sydney Sixers 9/130 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 5/132 (14.5 overs)
Jordan Silk 41* (37) Jackson Coleman 3/18 (3 overs)		Peter Handscomb 70 (35) Ben Dwarshuis 3/26 (3.5 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 5 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 22,221^[4]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Simon Lightbody
Player of the match: Peter Handscomb (Melbourne Stars)

Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

1 January 2019
19:15 (D/N)
Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 9/148 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars (H) 3/151 (17.5 overs)
Daniel Christian 32 (28) Dwayne Bravo 3/27 (4 overs)		Marcus Stoinis 78* (49) Cameron Boyce 2/23 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 46,418^[5]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and John Ward
Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis (Melbourne Stars)

Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Jonathan Merlo (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.

5 January 2019
17:15 (D/N)
Scorecard

Sydney Thunder 8/135 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars (H) 2/137 (17.2 overs)
Daniel Sams 42 (25) Scott Boland 2/28 (4 overs)		Glenn Maxwell 41* (31) Fawad Ahmed 1/26 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets
Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast
Attendance: 8,156^[6]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Geoff Joshua
Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis (Melbourne Stars)

Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.

9 January 2019
19:15 (D/N)
Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Stars 6/146 (20 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers 4/147 (17.4 overs)
Ben Dunk 62 (47) Andrew Tye 4/18 (4 overs)		Cameron Bancroft 59 (42) Dwayne Bravo 2/18 (3 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 6 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 25,342^[7]
Umpires: Simon Fry and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Andrew Tye (Perth Scorchers)

Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
Aaron Hardie (Perth Scorchers) made his T20 debut.

11 January 2019
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard

(H) Adelaide Strikers 5/178 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 137 (19.2 overs)
Colin Ingram 57 (41) Liam Plunkett 4/36 (4 overs)		Evan Gulbis 37 (25) Ben Laughlin 3/19 (3.2 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 41 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Attendance: 30,392^[8]
Umpires: John Ward and Tony Wilds
Player of the match: Colin Ingram (Adelaide Strikers)

Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

14 January 2019
19:15 (D/N)
Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes 2/185 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars (H) 126 (17.1 overs)
D'Arcy Short 96* (57) Tom O'Connell 1/17 (2 overs)		Seb Gotch 35 (26) Riley Meredith 4/21 (4 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 59 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 20,188^[9]
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and John Ward
Player of the match: D'Arcy Short (Hobart Hurricanes)

Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Tom O'Connell (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.

19 January 2019
18:45 (D/N)
Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Renegades 121 (19.3 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 4/124 (19.2 overs)
Mohammad Nabi 28 (33) Marcus Stoinis 3/19 (4 overs)		Marcus Stoinis 70* (65) Kane Richardson 2/17 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 38,117^[10]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Geoff Joshua
Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis (Melbourne Stars)

Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

23 January 2019
14:45
Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Stars 2/167 (20 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers 123 (19.4 overs)
Ben Dunk 72* (53) Rashid Khan 1/32 (4 overs)		Jake Lehmann 40 (32) Marcus Stoinis 3/20 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 44 runs
Ted Summerton Reserve, Moe
Attendance: 6,093^[11]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Ben Dunk (Melbourne Stars)

Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.

27 January 2019
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Stars 134/8 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat 129/8 (20 overs)
Marcus Stoinis 43 (29) Ben Cutting 2/10 (2 overs)		Matt Renshaw 45 (43) Marcus Stoinis 4/21 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 5 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 22,231^[12]
Umpires: Simon Fry and Geoff Joshua
Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis (Melbourne Stars)

Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.

3 February 2019
18:15 (D/N)
Scorecard

(H) Perth Scorchers 3/182 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 9/155 (20 overs)
Ashton Turner 69 (42) Liam Plunkett 1/23 (3 overs)		Glenn Maxwell 61 (40) Nathan Coulter-Nile 3/30 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 27 runs
Optus Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 16,660^[13]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Nathan Johnstone
Player of the match: Ashton Turner (Perth Scorchers)

Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Michael Klinger (Perth Scorchers) regained his record of the leading run-scorer in the Big Bash League with 1,947 runs. Chris Lynn of the Brisbane Heat had over taken Klinger two nights prior.^[14]

8 February 2019
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard

Melbourne Stars 8/156 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat (H) 0/158 (10 overs)
Marcus Stoinis 81 (51) Josh Lalor 3/43 (4 overs)		Ben Cutting 81* (30)

Brisbane Heat won by 10 wickets
The Gabba, Brisbane
Attendance: 21,391^[15]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Tony Wilds
Player of the match: Ben Cutting (Brisbane Heat)

Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.

10 February 2019
14:45
Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Stars 6/168 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers 74 (13.4 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 82 (43) Tom Curran 2/39 (4 overs)		Daniel Hughes 12 (9) Sandeep Lamichhane 3/11 (3.4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 94 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 22,359^[16]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars)

Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.

Knockout stages

Semi-finals

14 February 2019
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard

(H) Hobart Hurricanes 7/153 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 4/157 (18.5 overs)
Ben McDermott 53 (42) Daniel Worrall 4/23 (4 overs)		Glenn Maxwell 43* (33) Qais Ahmad 3/33 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets
Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Attendance: 12,404^[17]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Daniel Worrall (Melbourne Stars)

Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

Final

17 February 2019
14:45
Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Renegades 5/145 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 7/132 (20 overs)
Tom Cooper 43* (35) Adam Zampa 2/21 (4 overs)		Ben Dunk 57 (45) Chris Tremain 2/21 (4 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 13 runs
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 40,816^[18]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Dan Christian (Melbourne Renegades)

Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

Players

Squad

The following is the Stars men's squad for the 2018–19 Big Bash League season as of 23 January 2019.^[19]

S/N	Name	Date of birth	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
28	Travis Dean	(1992-02-01) 1 February 1992 (age 32)	Right-handed	—
36	Nick Larkin	(1990-05-01) 1 May 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed	—
53	Nic Maddinson	(1991-12-21) 21 December 1991 (age 32)	Right-handed	Slow left arm	Vice-Captain, International Cap
All Rounders
4	Evan Gulbis	(1986-03-26) 26 March 1986 (age 38)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
12	Jonathan Merlo	(1998-12-15) 15 December 1998 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
16	Marcus Stoinis	(1989-08-16) 16 August 1989 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right arm medium	International Cap
32	Glenn Maxwell	(1988-10-14) 14 October 1988 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	Captain, International Cap
47	Dwayne Bravo	(1983-10-07) 7 October 1983 (age 41)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	International Cap, Visa contract
Wicketkeepers
13	Seb Gotch	(1993-07-12) 12 July 1993 (age 31)	Right-handed	—
51	Ben Dunk	(1987-03-11) 11 March 1987 (age 37)	Left-handed	—	International Cap
54	Peter Handscomb	(1991-04-26) 26 April 1991 (age 33)	Right-handed	—	International Cap
Pace Bowlers
9	Jackson Coleman	(1991-12-18) 18 December 1991 (age 32)	Right-handed	Left arm fast medium
17	Daniel Worrall	(1991-07-10) 10 July 1991 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	International Cap
22	Jackson Bird	(1986-12-11) 11 December 1986 (age 37)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	International Cap
25	Scott Boland	(1989-04-11) 11 April 1989 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	International Cap
33	Liam Plunkett	(1985-04-06) 6 April 1985 (age 39)	Right-handed	Right arm fast	International Cap, Visa Contract
Spin Bowlers
1	Sandeep Lamichhane	(2000-08-02) 2 August 2000 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right arm leg break	International Cap, Visa contract
6	Tom O'Connell	(2000-06-14) 14 June 2000 (age 24)	Left-handed	Right-arm leg spin
19	Michael Beer	(1984-06-09) 9 June 1984 (age 40)	Right-handed	Left arm orthodox	International Cap
23	Liam Bowe	(1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 (age 27)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm wrist-spin
28	Matt Parkinson	(1996-10-24) 24 October 1996 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	Visa Contract
63	Adam Zampa	(1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right arm leg break	International Cap

Personnel Changes

Incoming Players

Entry date	Role	No.	Player	From team	Notes	Ref.
27 February 2018	Batsman	53	Nic Maddinson	Sydney Sixers	International Cap	^[20]
18 July 2018	Batsman	28	Travis Dean	Melbourne Renegades		^[21]
23 October 2018	Spin Bowler	1	Sandeep Lamichhane	International Player	Visa Contract and International Cap	^[22]
23 October 2018	Spin Bowler	28	Matt Parkinson	International Player	Visa Contract	^[23]
13 November 2018	All-rounder	12	Jonathan Merlo	Free Agent		^[24]
15 November 2018	All-rounder	47	Dwayne Bravo	Melbourne Renegades	Visa Contract and International Cap	^[25]
21 November 2018	Pace Bowler	22	Jackson Bird	Sydney Sixers	International Cap	^[26]
6 December 2018	Pace Bowler	33	Liam Plunkett	International Player	Visa Contract and International Cap	^[27]
21 December 2018	Batsman	36	Nick Larkin	Free Agent		^[28]
14 January 2019	Spin Bowler	6	Tom O'Connell	Free Agent		^[29]

Outgoing Players

Exit date	Role	No.	Player	To team	Notes	Ref.
27 January 2018	Batsman	21	Robert Quiney	Retired	International Cap	^[30]
1 March 2018	All-rounder	6	Luke Wright	Released	Visa Contract and International Cap	^[31]
1 March 2020	Pace Bowler	20	Ben Hilfenhaus	Released	International Cap	^[32]
15 March 2018	Batsman	24	Kevin Pietersen	Retired	Visa Contract and International Cap	^[33]
15 May 2018	All-rounder	5	James Faulkner	Hobart Hurricanes	International Cap	^[34]
28 May 2018	All-rounder	11	John Hastings	Sydney Sixers	International Cap	^[35]
31 October 2018	Spin Bowler	28	Matt Parkinson	Withdrew	Visa Contract	^[36]
9 November 2018	Spin Bowler	21	Daniel Fallins	Sydney Sixers		^[37]
21 December 2018	Wicket-keeper	2	Sam Harper	Melbourne Renegades		^[38]

Season statistics

Home attendance

Match	Opponent	Attendance
3	Melbourne Renegades	46,418
4	Sydney Thunder	8,156
5	Perth Scorchers	25,342
8	Hobart Hurricanes	20,188
10	Adelaide Strikers	6,093
11	Brisbane Heat	22,231
14	Sydney Sixers	22,359
Total Attendance		150,787
Average Attendance		21,541

Batting

Most runs

Batsman	Matches	Innings	Runs	BF	Average	SR
Marcus Stoinis	13	13	533	408	53.30	130.63
Ben Dunk	16	16	342	289	22.80	118.33
Glenn Maxwell	13	12	331	233	33.10	142.06
Peter Handscomb	9	9	193	150	21.44	128.66
Nick Larkin	8	8	159	137	31.80	116.05

Full Table on Cricinfo

Last updated: 17 February 2019

Highest scores

Batsman	Score	Opp
Glenn Maxwell	82	Sixers
Marcus Stoinis	81	Heat
Marcus Stoinis	78*	Renegades
Ben Dunk	72*	Strikers
Marcus Stoinis	70*	Renegades

Full Table on Cricinfo

Last updated: 17 February 2019

Best strike rates

Batsman	Mat	SR
Glenn Maxwell	1	142.06
Evan Gulbis	12	130.98
Marcus Stoinis	17	130.63
Peter Handscomb	14	128.66
Tom O'Connell	17	128.57

Full Table on Cricinfo

Last updated: 17 February 2019

Most sixes

Batsman	6's
Glenn Maxwell	17
Marcus Stoinis	11
Ben Dunk	8
Peter Handscomb	6
Dwayne Bravo	6

Full Table on Cricinfo

Last updated: 17 February 2019

References

^ "Big Bash League Table - 2018-19". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
^ "Big Bash League: Thunder vs Stars". Austadiums. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
^ "Big Bash League: Hurricanes vs Stars". Twitter. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
^ "Big Bash League: Sixers vs Stars". Austadiums. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
^ "Official attendance for the @StarsBBL & @RenegadesBBL derby tonight at the 'G is 46,418". MCG. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
^ "Stars vs Thunder". Austadiums. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
^ "Stars vs Scorchers". Austadiums. Archived from the original on 10 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
^ "Strikers vs Stars". Austadiums. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
^ "Stars vs Hurricanes". Austadiums. Archived from the original on 14 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
^ "Renegades vs Stars". Austadiums. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
^ "BBL: Melbourne Stars v Adelaide Strikers - Austadiums". www.austadiums.com. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
^ "Stars vs Heat". Austadiums. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
^ "Scorchers vs Stars". Austadiums. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
^ Lavalette, Tristan (3 February 2019). "Turner helps Scorchers to victory in Klinger's last home game". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
^ "Heat vs Stars". Austadiums. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
^ "Stars vs Sixers". Austadiums. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
^ "Hurricanes vs Stars". Austadiums. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
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^ "Sandeep Lamichhane signs with Melbourne Stars; Mujeeb joins Brisbane Heat".
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^ "Trio commit to the Stars".
^ "Dwayne Bravo joins rivals Melbourne Stars for BBL08". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
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^ "Plunkett signs with Stars as international replacement". Melbourne Stars. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
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^ "Full Scorecard of Hurricanes vs Stars 31st Match 2018/19 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com".
^ "Rob Quiney set to call it quits on cricket".
^ "Luke Wright farewells Melbourne Stars".
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^ "Sixers sign exciting young duo for BBLI08".
^ "Big Bash League: Sam Harper relishing chance with Melbourne Renegades after rocky road". 20 December 2018.

External links

[1] "Big Bash League Table - 2018-19". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2018.

[2] "Big Bash League: Thunder vs Stars". Austadiums. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.

[3] "Big Bash League: Hurricanes vs Stars". Twitter. Retrieved 24 December 2018.

[4] "Big Bash League: Sixers vs Stars". Austadiums. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.

[5] "Official attendance for the @StarsBBL & @RenegadesBBL derby tonight at the 'G is 46,418". MCG. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

[6] "Stars vs Thunder". Austadiums. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.

[7] "Stars vs Scorchers". Austadiums. Archived from the original on 10 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.

[8] "Strikers vs Stars". Austadiums. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.

[9] "Stars vs Hurricanes". Austadiums. Archived from the original on 14 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.

[10] "Renegades vs Stars". Austadiums. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.

[11] "BBL: Melbourne Stars v Adelaide Strikers - Austadiums". www.austadiums.com. Retrieved 29 January 2019.

[12] "Stars vs Heat". Austadiums. Retrieved 27 January 2019.

[13] "Scorchers vs Stars". Austadiums. Retrieved 3 February 2019.

[14] Lavalette, Tristan (3 February 2019). "Turner helps Scorchers to victory in Klinger's last home game". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2019.

[15] "Heat vs Stars". Austadiums. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

[16] "Stars vs Sixers". Austadiums. Retrieved 10 February 2019.

[17] "Hurricanes vs Stars". Austadiums. Retrieved 14 February 2019.

[18] "BBL Final: Renegades vs Stars". Austadiums. Retrieved 17 February 2019.

[19] "Players - Melbourne Stars - BBL". www.melbournestars.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2019.

[20] "Nic Maddinson joins Melbourne Stars from Sydney Sixers". Herald Sun. (subscription required)

[21] "Travis Dean sign with Stars".

[22] "Sandeep Lamichhane signs with Melbourne Stars; Mujeeb joins Brisbane Heat".

[23] "Melbourne Stars sign international shooting Stars". Melbourne Stars. Retrieved 27 November 2022.

[24] "Trio commit to the Stars".

[25] "Dwayne Bravo joins rivals Melbourne Stars for BBL08". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved 27 November 2022.

[26] "Two Stars return to Team Green".

[27] "Plunkett signs with Stars as international replacement". Melbourne Stars. Retrieved 27 November 2022.

[28] "Stars name BBL squad for first match".

[29] "Full Scorecard of Hurricanes vs Stars 31st Match 2018/19 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com".

[30] "Rob Quiney set to call it quits on cricket".

[31] "Luke Wright farewells Melbourne Stars".

[32] "Updated BBL|08 squads for each club".

[33] Sport, Telegraph (19 March 2018). "Kevin Pietersen on retiring from cricket: 'I've had enough. Twenty overs fielding felt like a Test match'". The Telegraph.

[34] "New Signing - Faulkner Fully Comes Home".

[35] "Sixers sign John Hastings".

[36] "Matt Parkinson ruled out of Big Bash".

[37] "Sixers sign exciting young duo for BBLI08".

[38] "Big Bash League: Sam Harper relishing chance with Melbourne Renegades after rocky road". 20 December 2018.

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