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Full name Jacob David Philip Oram
Born July 28, 1978, Palmerston North, Manawatu
Current age 29 years 347 days
Major teams New Zealand, Central Districts, Chennai Super Kings
Playing role All-rounder
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Height 1.98 m

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

1659

133

37.70

3211

51.66

197

ODIs

119

1854

101*

24.39

2230

83.13

137

T20Is

242

66*

48.40

147

164.62

First-class

122

3679

155

34.70

List A

190

150

3535

127

26.38

Twenty20

425

66*

32.69

278

152.87

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

4598

1838

4/41

6/63

30.63

2.39

76.6

ODIs

119

113

5137

3808

124

5/26

30.70

4.44

41.4

T20Is

120

202

1/14

101.00

10.10

60.0

First-class

9364

3634

143

6/45

25.41

2.32

65.4

List A

190

7059

5105

163

5/26

31.31

4.33

43.3

Twenty20

345

547

3/32

60.77

9.51

38.3

Career statistics

Test debut

New Zealand v India at Wellington, Dec 12-14, 2002 scorecard

Last Test

England v New Zealand at Nottingham, Jun 5-8, 2008 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Wellington, Jan 4, 2001 scorecard

Last ODI

Scotland v New Zealand at Aberdeen, Jul 3, 2008 scorecard

ODI statistics

T20I debut

South Africa v New Zealand at Johannesburg, Oct 21, 2005 scorecard

Last T20I

New Zealand v England at Auckland, Feb 5, 2008 scorecard

T20I statistics

First-class debut

1997/98

Last First-class

England v New Zealand at Nottingham, Jun 5-8, 2008 scorecard

List A debut

1997/98

Last List A

Scotland v New Zealand at Aberdeen, Jul 3, 2008 scorecard

Twenty20 debut

South Africa v New Zealand at Johannesburg, Oct 21, 2005 scorecard

Last Twenty20

Bangalore Royal Challengers v Chennai Super Kings at Bangalore, Apr 28, 2008 scorecard

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. One of five New Zealanders signed up by the IPL when he joined Chennai.
Lynn McConnell March 2008

Jul 3, 2008

Jacob Oram has Colin Smith caught behind © CricketEurope

Jul 3, 2008

Jacob Oram and his team-mates celebrate a wicket © CricketEurope

Jun 28, 2008

Jacob Oram reverse-paddles Graeme Swann © Getty Images

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