Jacob Oram

New Zealand|Allrounder
Jacob Oram
INTL CAREER: 2001 - 2012
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Full Name

Jacob David Philip Oram

Born

July 28, 1978, Palmerston North, Manawatu

Age

45y 235d

Batting Style

Left hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast medium

Playing Role

Allrounder

Height

1.98 m

It is hard to miss Jacob Oram on the pitch, and not just because of his 1.98m height. He has a high degree of agility in the field, where his skills were developed as a schoolboy representative soccer goalkeeper, and he complements that with solid medium-fast bowling skills and a naturally aggressive approach with the bat. Foot problems during the summer of 2001-02 meant he missed a season at a vital stage of his development, but he came back strongly in 2002-03 and sealed a place for himself in both the Test and one-day international sides. In 2003-04, he narrowly missed out on a century, as he struck 97 against Pakistan. But in the first Test against South Africa, he carved 119 not out and then 90 in the second Test, which earned him a touring spot for the England series in 2004. Oram continued to acquit himself well, and maintained his place for the Bangladesh tour in 2004-05. After suffering a stress reaction to a back injury, he missed Australia's tour of New Zealand in 2005 but returned to hit a delightful hundred, his third in Tests, against South Africa at Centurion in April 2006. His one-day game peaked at the CB Series in 2006-07, where his impressive striking rattled both England and Australia. His first ODI century, an amazing 101 from 72 balls against Australia, almost got New Zealand over the line in a huge run-chase at Perth. He broke the ring finger on his left hand taking a catch on the boundary in the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy series soon after but made it to the World Cup. His comment that he would 'chop off his finger' to play sparked frenzied reaction in the media but was meant in jest and he went on to average 33 with the bat and 25 with the ball as New Zealand reached the semi-finals. His ongoing injury problems prompted him to retire from Test cricket in 2009, though he intended to play on in Twenty20 and one-day internationals, as well as for Chennai in the IPL.
Lynn McConnell and Cricinfo Staff October 2009

Jacob Oram Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests335910178013336.32353350.385620921150
ODIs160116152434101*24.09281086.6111318281510
T20Is3630747466*20.60339139.82023822120
FC8513618399215533.83--818--360
List A25019320440012725.43--324--800
T20s1058518111166*16.58881126.10048055350

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests335549641983604/416/6333.052.3982.7100
ODIs160154691150471735/265/2629.174.3839.9320
T20Is3632546793193/333/3341.738.7128.7000
FC85-1067041581556/45-26.822.3368.8-30
List A250-973470742365/265/2629.974.3641.2320
T20s1059418392406815/145/1429.707.8422.7010
Jacob David Philip Oram

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Photos of Jacob Oram

New Zealand bowling coach Jacob Oram (L) helps Lea Tahuhu off the field after she sustained a hamstring injury late in the game
Jacob Oram trains with the New Zealand women's team at Pukekura Park
Jacob Oram scored 54 off 21 balls for Gazi Tank Cricketers
Rob Nicol and Jacob Oram arrive in Hambantota
Angelo Mathews and Jacob Oram at a press conference in Colombo
Jacob Oram and Adam Milne during practice