Mathew Sinclair Explained

Mathew Sinclair
Country:New Zealand
Fullname:Mathew Stuart Sinclair
Birth Date:9 November 1975
Birth Place:Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium
Role:Occasional wicketkeeper
International:true
Internationalspan:1999–2009
Testdebutdate:26 December
Testdebutyear:1999
Testdebutagainst:West Indies
Testcap:208
Lasttestdate:27 March
Lasttestyear:2010
Lasttestagainst:Australia
Odidebutdate:26 February
Odidebutyear:2000
Odidebutagainst:Australia
Odicap:113
Lastodidate:10 January
Lastodiyear:2009
Lastodiagainst:West Indies
T20idebutdate:17 February
T20idebutyear:2005
T20idebutagainst:Australia
T20icap:8
Lastt20idate:11 December
Lastt20iyear:2007
Lastt20iagainst:Australia
Club1:Central Districts
Columns:4
Column1:Test
Matches1:33
Runs1:1,635
Bat Avg1:32.05
100S/50S1:3/4
Top Score1:214
Deliveries1:24
Wickets1:0
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:31/–
Column2:ODI
Matches2:54
Runs2:1,304
Bat Avg2:28.34
100S/50S2:2/8
Top Score2:118
Deliveries2:
Wickets2:
Bowl Avg2:
Fivefor2:
Tenfor2:
Best Bowling2:
Catches/Stumpings2:17/0
Column3:FC
Matches3:188
Runs3:13,717
Bat Avg3:48.64
100S/50S3:36/68
Top Score3:268
Deliveries3:2,659
Wickets3:24
Bowl Avg3:47.37
Fivefor3:0
Tenfor3:0
Best Bowling3:3/29
Catches/Stumpings3:203/1
Column4:LA
Matches4:229
Runs4:6,515
Bat Avg4:34.83
100S/50S4:7/48
Top Score4:123
Deliveries4:172
Wickets4:3
Bowl Avg4:61.00
Fivefor4:0
Tenfor4:0
Best Bowling4:1/15
Catches/Stumpings4:114/2
Date:1 May
Year:2017
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/38393.html ESPNcricinfo

Mathew Stuart Sinclair (born 9 November 1975) is a former Australian-born New Zealand cricketer. He is a right-handed middle order batsman who has also opened the innings. He holds the equal world record for the highest Test score (214) by a number three batsman on debut when he opened his international career against West Indies in 1999.

Personal life

Born in Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia, Sinclair moved to New Zealand with his mother after the death of his father in an accident when Mathew was only five years old.

Domestic career

A right-handed middle-order batsman occasionally used as an opener, he played for Central Districts from the 1995–96 season, and in a period when the New Zealand cricket authorities were actively developing their infrastructure with the aim of raising the standards of the New Zealand team, he played for both Academy and A teams before making his Test debut.[1]

When batting for Central Districts against Northern Districts in 1997, he was left not out on 99 when Grant Bradburn bowled a wide down the legside that beat the wicketkeeper and went for four runs ending the game. The Central Districts team felt that this was very unsporting of Grant Bradburn, who was subsequently fined $100 for the incident.[2]

International career

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 struggled to gain a permanent place in both the Test and one-day sides after disappointing scores. As a result, he was intermittently featured in the international squad, most recently being the One Day International against the West Indies at Eden Park in January 2009.

An injury to Michael Papps in 2004–05 saw him called into the tour of Bangladesh as a 'makeshift' opener. His preferred position in the top of the middle-order was not available at the time. He did enough on that tour to gain selection for the tour to Australia where he had mixed results in the Tests, but not enough to maintain his spot when the Australians crossed the Tasman later that summer.

His form in the ODIs in Australia was sufficient to retain his place for the return series, but he lost his place after averaging 15 in the first three matches.

Retirement

In July 2013 he announced his retirement from all cricket. At 37, after 18 seasons in the Central Districts side he is the team's all-time highest run-scorer, with more than 20,000 runs across all formats and remained a solid performer to the last, averaging over 40 in 2012–13.[3] Sinclair found the transition from a cricketer to working outside of cricket very difficult. He worked in a sports shop for eight months before being made redundant. He now works as a real estate agent.[4] In 2020, he played club cricket in Napier.[5] [6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mathew Sinclair . cricketarchive.com . 24 August 2015.
  2. Web site: 2018-08-07. Former Black Cap Mathew Sinclair slams unsporting shocker and calls for ban. 2020-12-21. Stuff. en.
  3. Web site: Mathew Sinclair announces his retirement. 17 July 2013. ESPNcricinfo. 17 July 2013.
  4. Web site: Seconi. Adrian. 2017-02-24. Life after retirement deeply humbling. 2020-12-21. Otago Daily Times Online News. en.
  5. Web site: Six dismissals and century makes man of match decision easy in Hawke's Bay club cricket. 2020-12-21. The New Zealand Herald. en-NZ.
  6. Web site: Cricket: Mathew Sinclair left scratching his head after 20/20 Black Clash. 2020-12-21. The New Zealand Herald. en-NZ.