Leah Poulton appointed Melbourne Stars coach ahead of 2020 WBBL season

Poulton takes over from David Hemp who has been in the role since the inaugural WBBL season in 2015

Melbourne Stars have brought in Cricket Australia’s women’s high-performance coach Leah Poulton for the upcoming Women’s Big Bash League campaign.

Poulton takes over from David Hemp who has been in the role since the inaugural WBBL season in 2015.

The 36-year-old believes there is “fantastic potential” within a set-up that holds a reputation for “family culture”.

We've named a new @WBBL Head Coach - welcome to #TeamGreen Leah Poulton! 💚https://t.co/QyY3yrlKpp

— Melbourne Stars (@StarsBBL) March 13, 2020

"I’m really excited to join the Melbourne Stars and would like to thank the club for giving me the opportunity of taking on the head coach role," said the incoming coach.

"There is fantastic potential both in the current squad and what we can achieve in the future. The club has a reputation for a fantastic family culture and that’s something I’m really looking forward to being part of."

"I look forward to working with our leadership group and management over the next few months to build our list and am keen to see where we can take this team."

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