Full name Mathew Stuart Sinclair
Born November 9, 1975, Katherine, Australia
Current age 45 years 75 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 | 33 | 56 | 5 | 1635 | 214 | 32.05 | 3795 | 43.08 | 3 | 4 | 197 | 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 | 188 | 319 | 37 | 13717 | 268 | 48.64 | 36 | 68 | 203 | 1 | ||||
List A | 229 | 217 | 30 | 6515 | 123 | 34.83 | 7 | 48 | 114 | 2 | ||||
T20s | 62 | 61 | 5 | 1523 | 85* | 27.19 | 1267 | 120.20 | 0 | 13 | 140 | 39 | 32 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 33 | 2 | 42 | 14 | 0 | - | - | - | 2.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20Is | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 188 | 2659 | 1137 | 24 | 3/29 | 47.37 | 2.56 | 110.7 | 0 | 0 | |||
List A | 229 | 172 | 183 | 3 | 1/15 | 1/15 | 61.00 | 6.38 | 57.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
T20s | 62 | 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 Australia at Hamilton, Mar 27-31, 2010 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 | Central Districts v Northern Districts at Nelson, Feb 20-23, 2013 scorecard |
List A debut | 1995/96 |
Last List A | Auckland v Central Districts at Auckland, Mar 13, 2013 scorecard |
T20s debut | New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 17, 2005 scorecard |
Last T20s | Auckland v Central Districts at Auckland, Jan 15, 2013 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | Central D | v Auckland | Auckland | 13 Mar 2013 | LA |
11 | Central D | v Otago | New Plymouth | 10 Mar 2013 | LA |
21* | Central D | v Northern Dis | Hamilton | 6 Mar 2013 | LA |
0 | Central D | v Canterbury | Nelson | 3 Mar 2013 | LA |
21 | Central D | v Wellington | Wellington | 28 Feb 2013 | LA |
0 | Central D | v Northern Dis | Nelson | 26 Feb 2013 | LA |
23, 1* | Central D | v Northern Dis | Nelson | 20 Feb 2013 | FC |
23, 53 | Central D | v Canterbury | Rangiora | 14 Feb 2013 | FC |
16, 27 | Central D | v Auckland | Auckland | 30 Jan 2013 | FC |
86, 0/6, 38 | Central D | v Canterbury | Napier | 24 Jan 2013 | FC |
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