IPL playerNew Zealand2008 to 2013
Jacob Oram
On scorecards: JDP Oram · Right-hand bat
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 ₹2.7 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 ₹2.7 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 ₹2.7 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
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Chennai Super Kings | 4 | 18 | 13 | 18.0 | 150.0 | 0/0 | 3 | 9.31 | 3/32 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2009 | Chennai Super Kings | 11 | 88 | 41* | 14.7 | 94.6 | 0/0 | 5 | 8.49 | 2/12 | 5 | ||
| 2011 | Rajasthan Royals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 11.25 | 1/32 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | Mumbai Indians | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 0 | 5.50 | - | 0 | Champions |
Franchise journey
- Chennai Super Kings: 2008 to 2009
- Rajasthan Royals: 2011
- Mumbai Indians: 2013
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 43.5% |
| Balls per four | 18 |
| Balls per six | 21.6 |
| Dot balls bowled | 33.3% |
| Balls per wicket | 26.3 |
| Catches | 7 |
| Run-outs | 2 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Set C | ₹80 lakh | Sold to Chennai Super Kings for ₹2.7 cr (US$675k) |
| 2011 | All-rounder | ₹90 lakh | Unsold |
| 2013 | – | ₹27 lakh | Sold to Mumbai Indians for ₹27 lakh (US$50k) |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet