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IPL playerNew Zealand2008 to 2013

Jacob Oram

On scorecards: JDP Oram · Right-hand bat

4
Seasons
18
Matches
106
Runs
SR 100.9
9
Wickets
econ 8.80
1
Titles
1
Player of the match

From CricArcade's IPL records, 2008 to 2013 · Sources

Jacob Oram, a bowler, played four IPL seasons for three franchises. One title came along the way.

The arrival

Jacob Oram arrived through the auction: Chennai Super Kings paid ₹2.70 cr (US$675k), against a base price of ₹80 lakh, at the very first IPL auction.

That first season brought 4 matches, 18 runs and 3 wickets at 9.31 an over.

The peak

The best season was 2009, for Chennai Super Kings: 5 wickets at 8.49 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.28, with best figures of 2 for 12.

Franchise by franchise

2008 to 2009, Chennai Super Kings. Bought at the 2008 auction for ₹2.70 cr. 15 matches, 106 runs and 8 wickets.

2011, Rajasthan Royals. Arrived outside the auction. 2 matches and 1 wicket.

2013, Mumbai Indians. Bought at the 2013 auction for ₹27 lakh. 1 match; champions in 2013.

3 spells with three franchises in all. The longest was with Chennai Super Kings, 2008 to 2009. 2010 and 2012 are missing from the record: seasons without an IPL appearance.

How the wickets came

With the ball, 9 wickets in 238 deliveries, at 8.80 runs an over against a league rate of 7.64 for the same seasons: 1.16 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time.

The fielding record: 7 catches and 2 run-outs.

At the auction

Jacob Oram went under the hammer three times, bought twice and left unsold once. The highest price was ₹2.70 cr (US$675k), paid by Chennai Super Kings in 2008, more than 3 times the base price. The market cooled over time: the last purchase, in 2013, cost ₹27 lakh. Unsold in 2011, Jacob Oram was bought again in 2013 by Mumbai Indians.

Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.

The legacy

Jacob Oram made 18 IPL appearances, the last for Mumbai Indians in 2013, and won 1 player-of-the-match award.

Season by season

Batting, bowling and fielding for each IPL season. SR is strike rate, Econ runs per over, POTM player-of-the-match awards; * not out.
SeasonTeamMRunsHSAvgSR50/100WktsEconBestCtPOTM
2008Chennai Super Kings4181318.0150.00/039.313/3221
2009Chennai Super Kings118841*14.794.60/058.492/125
2011Rajasthan Royals2000.0–0/0111.251/320
2013Mumbai Indians10–––0/005.50-0Champions

Franchise journey

Ball-by-ball detail

Career totals from ball-by-ball data, not split by season; included only where they agree exactly with the runs and wickets on this page.
MetricValue
Dot balls faced43.5%
Balls per four18
Balls per six21.6
Dot balls bowled33.3%
Balls per wicket26.3
Catches7
Run-outs2
Stumpings0

At the auction

From the IPL auction archive; prices in lakh and crore of rupees, with the US dollar price for the auctions that were conducted in dollars (2008 to 2013).
AuctionSetBase priceResult
2008Set C₹80 lakhSold to Chennai Super Kings for ₹2.70 cr (US$675k)
2011All-rounder₹90 lakhUnsold
2013–₹27 lakhSold to Mumbai Indians for ₹27 lakh (US$50k)

Sources