How's quickest ton from 48 balls in the HRV Cup Twenty20 match against the Firebirds at New Plymouth in the battle of the bottom dwellers in January last year has also left an impression.
"That's going to be with me as a special moment."
A savvy slip merchant who snaffled close to 300 catches in international and domestic matches, Sinclair reckons the position often came naturally to top-order batsmen adept at watching the ball coming from a bowler's finger to a bat.
"If you look at my domestic stats it's a world-class one because I have not played County cricket. What makes it more outstanding is that New Zealand wickets are the toughest to bat on so that's a plus."
While the right-arm medium part-time bowler didn't claim any international scalps, he enjoyed taking 3-29 wickets against Canterbury - that of now CD and ex-Black Cap wicketkeeper Kruger van Wyk, Michael Papps and Shannon Stewart.
"Krugs said at the time I was bowling like Glenn McGrath with a ball on a string. He said the ball was talking so I'll take that," he says with a laugh.
He enjoyed working with every coach but internationally David Trist and Denis Aberhart struck a chord. At first-class level he found traction with the philosophies of Scott Briasco, Deepak Patel, Mark Greatbatch, Graham Barlow, Dermot Reeve and Alan Hunt.
"I was a big believer in how Dermot went about it on the mental side of things," he says, mindful some players had their reservations but he feels that's what's required to prosper at the elite level.
"Players who lack the technical aspect often get the job done on the mental side."
