2019–20 Melbourne Stars WBBL season

The 2019–20 Melbourne Stars Women's season was the fifth in the team's history. Coached by David Hemp and captained by Elyse Villani, they finished on the bottom of the WBBL|05 ladder. The Stars managed to win just two matches for the season, resulting in their first wooden spoon.

Squad
Each 2019–20 squad featured 15 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Australian marquees are players who held a national women's team contract at the time of signing for their WBBL|05 team.

Notable details for the Stars squad included:


 * Elyse Villani joined the team after spending four years with the Perth Scorchers
 * Kristen Beams, ahead of her final season, relinquished the captaincy with Villani taking over the role
 * Katie Mack did not return to the team for WBBL|05, instead she was recruited by the Adelaide Strikers
 * Emma Inglis, having spent the past two seasons with the Melbourne Renegades, switched back to the Stars where she began her Big Bash career
 * Madeline Penna and Chloe Rafferty were added to the squad as injury replacements for Alana King and Lucy Cripps

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.

Fixtures
All times are local time

Statistics and awards

 * Most runs: Lizelle Lee – 475 (5th in the league)
 * Highest score in an innings: Lizelle Lee – 103* vs Perth Scorchers, 2 November
 * Most wickets: Erin Osborne – 11 (equal 21st in the league)
 * Best bowling figures in an innings: Madeline Penna – 4/20 (4 overs) vs Sydney Thunder, 27 October
 * Most catches (fielder): Elyse Villani – 5 (equal 14th in the league)
 * Player of the Match awards: Mignon du Preez, Lizelle Lee – 1 each
 * Stars Player of the Season: Lizelle Lee
 * WBBL|05 Young Gun Award: Annabel Sutherland (nominated)