Jacob Oram

Jacob Oram
Personal information
Full name
Jacob David Philip Oram
Born (1978-07-28) 28 July 1978 (age 46)
Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 222)12 December 2002 v India
Last Test26 August 2009 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 120)4 January 2001 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI6 November 2011 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.24
T20I debut (cap 15)21 October 2005 v South Africa
Last T20I30 October 2012 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.24
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1997/98–2013/14Central Districts
2008–2010Chennai Super Kings
2011Rajasthan Royals
2012Uva Next
2013Chittagong Kings
2013Mumbai Indians
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 33 160 36 85
Runs scored 1,780 2,434 474 3,992
Batting average 36.32 24.09 20.60 33.83
100s/50s 5/6 1/13 0/2 8/18
Top score 133 101* 66* 155
Balls bowled 4,964 6,911 546 10,682
Wickets 60 173 19 155
Bowling average 33.05 29.17 41.73 26.91
5 wickets in innings 0 2 0 3
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/41 5/26 3/33 6/45
Catches/stumpings 15/0 51/– 12/– 36/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 April 2022

Jacob David Philip Oram (born 28 July 1978) is a former New Zealand international cricketer, who played all forms of the game for 10 years. He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. His ability with both bat and ball made him a regular member in the New Zealand international sides.

Usually batting in the middle to lower order, Oram's bowling has been more successful in the shorter format—reaching as high as 5 in the ICC ODI Player Rankings. Standing at 1.98m (6 ft 6 in), he was a schoolboy representative as a football goalkeeper. He played for the Manawatu cricket team in the Hawke Cup. He also played for the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League.

Oram is on the Lord's Honours Boards for his Test century against England in 2008 and has on several occasions occupied the position of World #1-ODI Allrounder.