The Board of Central Districts has awarded Mathew Sinclair a 2009/2010 Benefit Season in recognition of his huge contribution to cricket in Central Districts.
Blair Furlong, Central Districts CEO said "Mathew will be only the eighth beneficiary in the history of Central Districts and this is due reward for his service to cricket in our association."
Mathew made his Central Districts debut in the 1993/94 season with the Under 20 team and his first class debut for the Stags in 1995/96.
Mathew's career records for the Stags is:
| M | Inn | NO | HS | Runs | Ave | 100's | 50's | CT | ST | |
| First Class | 80 | 137 | 15 | 243* | 6333 | 51.91 | 18 | 37 | 83 | 0 |
| One-day | 114 | 110 | 15 | 110 | 3466 | 36.48 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 1 |
| Twenty20 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 85* | 498 | 29.29 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
The above figures are record aggregates for Central Districts in both First Class and One Day Cricket.
