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Full name Mathew Stuart Sinclair
Born November 9, 1975, Katherine, Australia
Current age 32 years 243 days
Major teams New Zealand, Central Districts
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Fielding position Wicketkeeper

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

1595

214

32.55

3660

43.57

192

ODIs

1302

118*

28.93

2075

62.74

112

T20Is

0.00

First-class

139

236

9958

268

46.75

130

List A

189

180

4998

118*

31.23

Twenty20

282

17.62

223

126.45

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

3.25

ODIs

T20Is

First-class

139

891

407

2/24

45.22

2.74

99.0

List A

189

112

136

1/15

45.33

7.28

37.3

Twenty20

13.00

Career statistics

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 Bangladesh at Queenstown, Dec 31, 2007 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 Napier, Mar 30-Apr 2, 2008 scorecard

List A debut

1995/96

Last List A

Auckland v Central Districts at Auckland, Feb 20, 2008 scorecard

Twenty20 debut

New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 17, 2005 scorecard

Last Twenty20

Central Districts v Northern Districts at New Plymouth, Feb 3, 2008 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

Mar 14, 2008

James Anderson removes Mathew Sinclair to claim his third wicket © Getty Images

Feb 20, 2008

Mathew Sinclair hooks on his way to 89 © Getty Images

Feb 20, 2008

Mathew Sinclair hooks for the Auckland Aces in the State Shield match © Getty Images

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