jacob oram Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
jacob oram is a cricketer(sportsman) from New Zealand. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Jacob David Philip Oram
Born
July 28, 1978, Palmerston North, Manawatu
Age
45 years old
Batting Style
Left hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Fast medium
Playing Role
Allrounder
Height
1.98 m
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 33 | 160 | 36 | 18 |
Inn | 59 | 116 | 30 | 12 |
Runs | 1780 | 2434 | 474 | 106 |
Avg | 36.33 | 24.1 | 20.61 | 13.25 |
SR | 50.38 | 86.62 | 139.82 | 98.15 |
HS | 133 | 101 | 66 | 41 |
NO | 10 | 15 | 7 | 4 |
100s | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
50s | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
4s | 209 | 182 | 38 | 6 |
6s | 21 | 81 | 22 | 5 |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 33 | 160 | 36 | 18 |
Inn | 55 | 154 | 32 | 14 |
Balls | 4964 | 6911 | 546 | 237 |
Runs | 1983 | 5048 | 794 | 349 |
Wkt | 60 | 173 | 19 | 9 |
BBI | 41 / 4 | 26 / 5 | 33 / 3 | 32 / 3 |
BBM | 63 / 6 | 26 / 5 | 33 / 3 | 32 / 3 |
Eco | 2.4 | 4.38 | 8.73 | 8.84 |
Avg | 33.05 | 29.18 | 41.79 | 38.78 |
5W | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
10W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Teams he has played for:
- New Zealand
- Central Districts
- Chennai Super Kings
- Chittagong Kings
- Gazi Tank Cricketers
- Mumbai Indians
- Rajasthan Royals
- Uva Next
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
Oram made his debut in seamer friendly conditions against India in 2002-03 and enjoyed those conditions to the hilt taking 11 wickets in the 2-test series. This included career best figures of 4/41 at Hamilton. He had a wonderful time with the ball in the ODIs that followed as he snaffled up career best figures of 5/26 at Auckland. Oram followed his bowling heroics with some outstanding batting in the next summer against South Africa with 273 runs at a superb average of 91 in the 3-Test series. This series also saw him registering his maiden Test century at Hamilton. In fact South Africa was to prove to be his favorite opposition as he scored his career best knock of 133 at Centurion in April, 2006. The injuries though took its toll on him and Oram retired from Test cricket in 2009 to prolong his career.
Oram has been a steady if not spectacular contributor in the shorter form of the game. His one off century was against familiar opponents, Australia. Oram whacked 101 off just 72 balls as New Zealand almost chased 343. His all-round performance has been a significant factor in New Zealand doing very well in the big ICC tournaments. He has made fleeting appearances in IPL having featured for the Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians as well as the Rajasthan Royals but went unsold in the 2014 auctions. Oram continues to play franchise cricket and has played in the BPL as well as SLPL.
After retiring from Tests in 2009, Oram continued playing ODI and T20Is. He once again contributed to the team success in the 2011 WC where New Zealand lost to Sri Lanka in the semi-final. Oram was also part of the squad that had an unlucky T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka. However, with young all-rounders like Corey Anderson, Jimmy Neesham coming into reckoning it has made it tough for Oram to find a spot in the team.
Interesting fact: Oram injured his ring finger while taking a catch against Australia just before the 2007 WC. Such was his desire to play the World Cup; he reportedly stated that he was considering chopping off the finger to be able to play sending the media into frenzy. He played in the 2007 WC and played a vital role in helping New Zealand reach the semis.
By Pradeep Krishnamurthy
As of April 2014
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
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