Mathew Sinclair
78New Zealand · BAT · 2000 to 2009 · on scorecards: MS Sinclair
BATTING
- Matches
- 54
- Innings
- 50
- Runs
- 1304
- Average
- 28.34
- Strike rate
- 62.51
- High score
- 118*
- 100s / 50s
- 2 / 8
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- -
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 17 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 7
CAREER IN BRIEF
Mathew Sinclair played 54 ODIs for New Zealand in CricArcade's archive, from 2000 to 2009. The first came against Australia at Lancaster Park, with a score of 0, and the last against West Indies at Eden Park in 2009.
The highest score in the archive is 118 not out from 137 balls against Sri Lanka at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in 2001, in a match New Zealand won. In all: 2 hundreds, 8 fifties. At home the average was 18.8 across 23 ODIs; away it was 31.5 across 17 ODIs, a player who travelled well.
The most runs came against Sri Lanka: 326 runs at 32.6 in 11 ODIs. Sharjah Cricket Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 8 ODIs and 348 runs at 49.7. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. New Zealand won 21 of the ODIs Mathew Sinclair played and lost 32.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 54 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118* | 137 | Sri Lanka | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2001 | Won |
| 117 | 144 | Pakistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2001 | Lost |
| 85 | 120 | Zimbabwe | Wellington Regional Stadium | 2001 | Won |
| 78 | 126 | India | McLean Park | 2002 | Won |
| 73 | 78 | South Africa | Newlands | 2007 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 11 | 326 | 32.60 | 1/1 |
| Australia | 10 | 133 | 13.30 | 0/0 |
| India | 10 | 185 | 20.56 | 0/1 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 261 | 29.00 | 1/1 |
| Bangladesh | 7 | 199 | 66.33 | 0/3 |
| South Africa | 3 | 105 | 105.00 | 0/1 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 93 | 31.00 | 0/1 |
| West Indies | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 23 | 357 | 18.79 | 0/2 |
| Away | 17 | 472 | 31.47 | 0/4 |
| Neutral | 14 | 475 | 39.58 | 2/2 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 8 | 348 | 49.71 | 2/1 |
| Eden Park | 8 | 98 | 14.00 | 0/0 |
| Wellington Regional Stadium | 4 | 105 | 26.25 | 0/1 |
| McLean Park | 4 | 103 | 34.33 | 0/1 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 4 | 92 | 23.00 | 0/1 |
| R Premadasa Stadium | 4 | 58 | 14.50 | 0/0 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 2000 at Lancaster Park
- Latest in the archive: v West Indies, 2009 at Eden Park
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 9 November 1975
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 2,086
- Ducks
- 8
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 3rd
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 44.4
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 64.3
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 112.9
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 53.4
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 63.0
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 553 balls faced in that period.
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