Melbourne Stars re-sign Mignon du Preez for WBBL06

South African cricketer Mignon du Preez has been retained by the Melbourne Stars for the sixth edition of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL), the club announced on Friday (September 4). It will be the fourth time that the Protea batter will be playing for the Stars.



“It has been a crazy year so far. But I am looking forward to the WBBL, joining the ‘bubble’ and catching up with all my friends at the Stars,” she said. “The club has made some good signings, and we should be confident about we can achieve this season.”



Trent Woodhill, the Melbourne Stars head coach, said that they never had any idea of letting du Preez go.



“Mignon is the all-time leading run-scorer in WBBL for the Stars with over 1,100 runs to her name. We were always keen to retain her experience and versatility in being able to play a range of roles through the batting line-up,” he said.



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Stars have also signed two Victorian cricketers Lucy Cripps and Sophie Day for the upcoming season. While Cripps is about to continue her second year with the Stars, Sophie Day will be making her WBBL debut this season. She plays for the Plenty Valley Cricket Club as a top-order batter and left-arm spinner.



“It was great for Lucy to get a couple of games last year and a taste for what WBBL is about. We’re hoping to build a similar experience for Sophie during the course of this season,” Woodhill said.



Nick Cummins, the Melbourne Stars General Manager, felt that the squad is shaping up well for this season. “We’ll be finalising some final international signings in the next week, and we think we’re well set up to be very competitive this season,” he added.



Squad so far: Meg Lanning, Elyse Villani, Mignon du Preez, Annabel Sutherland, Lucy Cripps, Alana King, Holly Ferling, Erin Osborne, Tess Flintoff, Georgia Gall, Sophie Day, Nicole Faltum