Full name Mathew Stuart Sinclair
Born November 9, 1975, Katherine, Australia
Current age 34 years 14 days
Major teams New Zealand, Central Districts
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 32 | 54 | 5 | 1595 | 214 | 32.55 | 3660 | 43.57 | 3 | 4 | 192 | 7 | 31 | 0 |
| ODIs | 54 | 50 | 4 | 1304 | 118* | 28.34 | 2086 | 62.51 | 2 | 8 | 112 | 5 | 17 | 0 |
| T20Is | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 150 | 254 | 26 | 11130 | 268 | 48.81 | 28 | 57 | 149 | 1 | ||||
| List A | 199 | 190 | 23 | 5532 | 118* | 33.12 | 5 | 40 | 90 | 2 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 515 | 85* | 24.52 | 386 | 133.41 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 17 | 12 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 32 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 0 | - | - | - | 3.25 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20Is | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 150 | 1449 | 625 | 14 | 3/31 | 44.64 | 2.58 | 103.5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 199 | 112 | 136 | 3 | 1/15 | 1/15 | 45.33 | 7.28 | 37.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 0 | - | - | - | 13.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | New Zealand v West Indies at Wellington, Dec 26-29, 1999 scorecard |
| Last Test | New Zealand v England at Napier, Mar 22-26, 2008 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, Feb 26, 2000 scorecard |
| Last ODI | New Zealand v West Indies at Auckland, Jan 10, 2009 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 17, 2005 scorecard |
| Last T20I | Australia v New Zealand at Perth, Dec 11, 2007 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 1995/96 |
| Last First-class | Northern Districts v Central Districts at Whangarei, Nov 17-19, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1995/96 |
| Last List A | Central Districts v Auckland at New Plymouth, Jan 25, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 17, 2005 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Central Districts v Canterbury at Palmerston North, Feb 22, 2009 scorecard |
If ever the weight of two double-centuries scored so early in an international career - two in the first 12 Tests - has become a yoke, then that is the case for Mathew Sinclair. He scored 214 on his debut, against West Indies at Wellington in 1999, and followed that with 204 not out against Pakistan in the following summer. But despite this most promising of starts, Sinclair has struggled to gain a permanent place in both the Test and one-day sides after disappointing scores. He was recalled for the third Test against South Africa at Wellington in March 2004, but an impressive 74 in the first innings wasn't enough to get him picked on the tour of England in 2004. However, after Craig McMillan broke his finger in a tour match against Leicestershire, Sinclair, who was playing league cricket in East Anglia, was called up as cover. Similarly, Sinclair was drafted into the Bangladesh touring squad when Michael Papps dislocated his shoulder, and he duly struck 76 in the first Test. A luckless tour of Australia in 2004-05 lost him his place and his national contract, but he was signed up again in 2006 and played the home series against Sri Lanka in December. He was surprised to be dumped from the contract list in 2007 and indicated he had lost patience with New Zealand and was looking to continue his career overseas, but was offered a reprieve when Hamish Marshall left the scene. Sinclair might have been on the other side of the Tasman: he was born in Australia's Northern Territory, but his mother moved to New Zealand after Sinclair's father was killed in a car crash when he was only five.
Lynn McConnell June 2007
- Northern Districts cruise to ten-wicket win (Nov 13, 2009)
- Vettori named New Zealand Player of the Year (Oct 22, 2009)
- Sinclair takes out domestic MVP award (Apr 14, 2009)
- Otago finish strongly with Haigh hundred (Dec 16, 2008)
- Sinclair 'disgusted' by Patel no-ball (Dec 15, 2008)
Mar 14, 2008
James Anderson removes Mathew Sinclair to claim his third wicket
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Feb 20, 2008
Mathew Sinclair hooks on his way to 89
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Jan 13, 2008
Mashrafe Mortaza appeals against Mathew Sinclair
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