Jacob Oram
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| Jacob Oram | ||||
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| Batting style | Left-hand bat | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm fast-medium | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Tests | ODIs | |||
| Matches | 27 | 115 | ||
| Runs scored | 1428 | 1764 | ||
| Batting average | 36.61 | 23.83 | ||
| 100s/50s | 5/5 | 1/8 | ||
| Top score | 133 | 101* | ||
| Balls bowled | 4220 | 4753 | ||
| Wickets | 57 | 119 | ||
| Bowling average | 29.98 | 31.24 | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 2 | ||
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | n/a | ||
| Best bowling | 4/41 | 5/26 | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 14/- | 33/- | ||
Jacob David Philip Oram (born 28 July 1978, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand) is a New Zealand cricketer. He is a big hitting left-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. Because of his abilities with both bat and ball, he is a regular fixture in the current New Zealand test and one day sides. He usually bats around 6 or 7 for New Zealand. Oram's bowling has been more successful in the shorter format: he has reached as high as 5 in the ICC ODI Player Rankings as a bowler. Standing at 1.98m (6ft 6 in), he was a schoolboy representative as a soccer goalkeeper. He has also played for Manawatu in the Hawke Cup.
He plays for the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League. He played the first three league matches in the Indian Premier League before leaving for national duty. He made his mark by playing a major role with both bat and ball in Chennai's first three victories.
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He is one of 36 New Zealand Test cricketers to have scored 1000 runs and one of just 6 New Zealanders to have reached the double of 1000 ODI runs and 100 wickets.
In 2003-04, he fell just short of a maiden Test hundred, with 97 against Pakistan, brought up his first Test hundred in his next Test match, against South Africa, with 119 not out,and scored 90 in the following Test. His second Test hundred was 126 not out against Australia in Brisbane, against both Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath. His 3rd Test hundred was again South Africa, with a career highest of 133.
On 28 January 2007, in Perth, Oram smashed an unbeaten 101 off 72 balls in an ODI against Australia. It was at the time the fastest ever ODI century by a New Zealander, and also the fastest ever made against Australia. His 137 run partnership with Brendon McCullum was the highest ever for the New Zealand 6th wicket.[citation needed]
He injured his left ring finger in an ODI prior to the World Cup, and, on February 28th, with the tournament just weeks away, he revealed that he would be willing to have it amputated in order to play cricket[1] However, Oram later clarified his claim as being in a jocular context and the comment intended to convey his strong desire to participate.[2]
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