Jacob Oram
88New Zealand · AR · 2001 to 2012 · on scorecards: JDP Oram
BATTING
- Matches
- 160
- Innings
- 116
- Runs
- 2434
- Average
- 24.09
- Strike rate
- 86.61
- High score
- 101*
- 100s / 50s
- 1 / 13
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 173
- Average
- 29.17
- Economy
- 4.38
- Strike rate
- 39.9
- Best figures
- 5/26
- 4w / 5w
- 3 / 2
- Catches / Stumpings
- 51 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 14
CAREER IN BRIEF
Jacob Oram played 160 ODIs for New Zealand in CricArcade's archive, from 2001 to 2012. The first came against Zimbabwe at Wellington Regional Stadium, and the last against Sri Lanka at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in 2012.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 2,094 runs at 24.3 in 135 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 101 not out from 72 balls against Australia at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground in 2007, in a defeat. The best bowling is 5 for 26 against India at Eden Park in 2002.
In all: 1 hundred, 13 fifties, 2 five-wicket hauls. At home the average was 26.5 across 57 ODIs; away it was 21.9 across 46 ODIs. The most runs came against Australia: 436 runs at 31.1 in 19 ODIs. Eden Park was the most frequent ground, with 12 ODIs and 226 runs at 28.3. The scorecards record 9 player-of-the-match awards. New Zealand won 86 of the ODIs Jacob Oram played and lost 66.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 160 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101* | 72 | Australia | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 2007 | Lost |
| 88 | 91 | England | Eden Park | 2008 | Lost |
| 86 | 89 | England | Adelaide Oval | 2007 | Won |
| 83 | 40 | Bangladesh | McLean Park | 2010 | Won |
| 81 | 87 | Australia | Nehru Stadium | 2003 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/26 | 10 | India | Eden Park | 2002 | Won |
| 5/36 | 9.4 | United States | Kennington Oval | 2004 | Won |
| 4/39 | 9 | South Africa | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2011 | Won |
| 4/52 | 10 | Canada | Willowmoore Park | 2003 | Won |
| 4/58 | 8.3 | India | Harare Sports Club | 2005 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 28 | 327 | 16.35 | 0/1 | 33 | 26.15 |
| Sri Lanka | 24 | 286 | 15.89 | 0/1 | 18 | 42.00 |
| Australia | 19 | 436 | 31.14 | 1/1 | 11 | 74.73 |
| India | 19 | 217 | 18.08 | 0/0 | 20 | 31.60 |
| South Africa | 15 | 167 | 16.70 | 0/0 | 18 | 23.06 |
| England | 13 | 402 | 57.43 | 0/5 | 10 | 37.10 |
| Bangladesh | 12 | 315 | 52.50 | 0/4 | 19 | 16.63 |
| West Indies | 12 | 112 | 16.00 | 0/0 | 13 | 28.77 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 114 | 22.80 | 0/1 | 11 | 25.36 |
| Canada | 3 | 35 | – | 0/0 | 7 | 16.43 |
| Ireland | 2 | 20 | 20.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 12.00 |
| Kenya | 2 | 3 | 3.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 10.33 |
| Scotland | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 4.33 |
| United States | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 5 | 7.20 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 57 | 823 | 26.55 | 0/6 | 55 | 31.33 |
| Away | 46 | 680 | 21.94 | 1/3 | 43 | 35.49 |
| Neutral | 57 | 931 | 23.87 | 0/4 | 75 | 23.97 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 135 | 2,094 | 24.35 | 1/11 | 136 | 30.76 |
| 2010s | 25 | 340 | 22.67 | 0/2 | 37 | 23.32 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Park | 12 | 226 | 28.25 | 0/1 | 16 | 20.94 |
| Lancaster Park | 12 | 173 | 21.63 | 0/1 | 8 | 55.88 |
| Wellington Regional Stadium | 10 | 81 | 27.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 36.14 |
| McLean Park | 9 | 179 | 25.57 | 0/2 | 9 | 31.11 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 8 | 90 | 12.86 | 0/0 | 5 | 41.00 |
| R Premadasa Stadium | 6 | 92 | 15.33 | 0/0 | 3 | 55.67 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Zimbabwe, 2001 at Wellington Regional Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Sri Lanka, 2012 at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 28 July 1978
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast-medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 2,810
- Ducks
- 8
- Four-wicket hauls
- 3
- Most common batting position
- 6th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 71.5
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 132.0
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 23.8
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 39.5
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 1,702 balls faced in that period.
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