Harper, meanwhile, is third with 381 runs from 11 matches at an average of 54.42 and a strike rate of 155.51.<\/p>\n
Proven commodities Maxwell and Stoinis were named in the Australian squad for this year\u2019s T20 World Cup, while Harper missed out.<\/p>\n
The Stars were 1-9 when rain forced players off the field, with their victory target altered under DLS.<\/p>\n
Cartwright hit Mitch Owen for six off the second last ball of the innings, leaving the Stars needing five to win and four to tie \u2013 and force a super over \u2013 from the final delivery.<\/p>\n
But Owen held his nerve, keeping Cartwright to just a single as the Stars finished at 4-81.<\/p>\n
Earlier, when Hurricanes speedster Riley Meredith slipped in the wet conditions, ex-Australian keeper and Hobart gloveman Matthew Wade said, \u201cWe shouldn\u2019t be playing in this\u201d.<\/p>\n
During a previous rain break, Wade said on Fox Cricket: \u201cEveryone wants to play, no doubt, but there\u2019s a point where if the rain keeps coming down, and guys are coming in trying to bowl 145 [km\/h], there has to be some common sense involved.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Riley Meredith spilled this ball over the rope for six in the final over of the match, but the Hurricanes still held on.Credit: Getty Images<\/p>\n
It was a brutal end to the season for the Stars, who could have locked up top spot and two bites at the cherry with a win over Perth in their final regular-season game.<\/p>\n
Following the clash, Stars coach Peter Moores said his side got their use of Maxwell and Stoinis right, but a tweak to the power surge rule should be discussed after the Stars lost their ability to use the fielding restriction tactic when their target was adjusted.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe sent out two lads who have played really well \u2026 to send them out for the two overs of power play made complete sense,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cJoe Clarke is an opener as well. We lost an early one in Tommy [Rogers] and [sent out] Joe, and then obviously the rain came.<\/p>\n
\u201cMarcus [Stoinis] was next and Maxi [Maxwell] after that. You\u2019re making decisions as the game evolves. I think we made the right calls.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Hurricanes were able to call a power surge for one over in their innings, but the Stars lost theirs after the DLS adjustment.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt makes a difference in a short game,\u201d said Moores, a former England national coach.<\/p>\n
He pointed to English competitions in which fielding restrictions in rain-reduced games are calculated as a percentage and can sometimes span for a portion of an over.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt seems to make sense \u2013 it\u2019s quite simple to do,\u201d Moores said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve done that over in England for a bit. Maybe it\u2019s something [for the BBL to look at], but we play to the rules of each competition, and we\u2019ve got no complaints about it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stoinis carved a six off the first ball of the final over but then holed out, before Cartwright did his best with three boundaries in three balls.<\/p>\n
Hurricanes quick Riley Meredith (2-19) got a scalp early in the chase to help put his side ahead of the game.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Webster, who has only played four times in the Big Bash League this summer due to Test squad commitments, whacked three sixes in a final over from Tom Curran that went for 21.<\/p>\n
The Stars dropped two outfield catches, including Nikhil Chaudhary (24 from 11) who hit back-to-back maximums after Curran put down a sitter at cover.<\/p>\n
Mitchell Swepson bowled a tight two overs that only went for 12, while Stoinis took 1-6 but only sent down one over.<\/p>\n
After they lost the toss, Hobart opener Owen, who hasn\u2019t hit full flight this season, hit Maxwell into the stands but was out two balls later for seven.<\/p>\n
If the game had been washed out, the higher-ranked Hurricanes (third) still would have progressed at the expense of the Stars (fourth).<\/p>\n
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