Mathew Sinclair

For other people with the name, see Matthew Sinclair (Jamaican cricketer) and Matthew Sinclair (political adviser).

Mathew Sinclair
Personal information
Full name
Mathew Stuart Sinclair
Born (1975-11-09) 9 November 1975 (age 49)
Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleOccasional wicketkeeper
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 208)26 December 1999 v West Indies
Last Test27 March 2010 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 113)26 February 2000 v Australia
Last ODI10 January 2009 v West Indies
T20I debut (cap 8)17 February 2005 v Australia
Last T20I11 December 2007 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1995/96–2012/13Central Districts
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 33 54 188 229
Runs scored 1,635 1,304 13,717 6,515
Batting average 32.05 28.34 48.64 34.83
100s/50s 3/4 2/8 36/68 7/48
Top score 214 118* 268 123
Balls bowled 24 – 2,659 172
Wickets 0 – 24 3
Bowling average – – 47.37 61.00
5 wickets in innings – – 0 0
10 wickets in match – – 0 0
Best bowling – – 3/29 1/15
Catches/stumpings 31/– 17/0 203/1 114/2
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 May 2017

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.