Glenn Maxwell resigns from the captaincy of the Melbourne Stars
Glenn Maxwell has resigned from the captaincy of the Melbourne Stars following the club's failure to make the BBL finals. Maxwell told his teammates following the final game of the season's against the Hobart Hurricanes.
By then, they were out of the race for finals following the Adelaide Strikers' victory over the Sydney Thunder after they lost control of their own fate by losing to the Melbourne Renegades.
Maxwell has two years left to run on his current contract. This season, he smashed 243 runs at 34.71 and a strike-rate of 173.57, although his top score was an unbeaten 35 while claiming seven wickets.
The Stars are one of only two clubs, along with the Hurricanes, never to have won the BBL. They have been runner-up three times, including back-to-back in 2018-19 and 2019-20, and had the BBL8 title within their grasp before an astonishing collapse against the Renegades.
During the final game of the season, Maxwell said, "We left our run in someone else's hands, which is never what you want to do in this game.”
"After the first couple of years of having so much dominance and not being able to get over that final hurdle, it feels like the last four years of out-of-finals contention are quite frustrating.
"We feel like we've had a good enough list; we probably haven't had enough luck with injuries, timing, or replacements, and it just all seems to compound on itself."
Peter Moores, who is the former coach of England, was in his first season at the club and praised the impact of Maxwell on the club.
