Jacob David Philip Oram was born on 28 July 1978 and is a former New Zealand international cricketer, who played all forms of the game for 10 years.
17 Facts About Jacob Oram
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Jacob Oram was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler.
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Jacob Oram played for the Manawatu cricket team in the Hawke Cup.
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Jacob Oram played for the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League.
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Jacob Oram attended Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School, and later Palmerston North Boys' High School.
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In March 2008 Jacob Oram married his partner of eight years, Mara Tait-Jamieson, of Palmerston North.
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Jacob Oram is one of 36 New Zealand Test cricketers to have scored 1,000 runs and one of just six New Zealanders to have reached the double of 1,000 ODI runs and 100 wickets.
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On 28 January 2007, in Perth, Jacob Oram smashed an unbeaten 101 off 72 balls in an ODI against Australia.
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Jacob Oram's 137 run partnership with Brendon McCullum was, at the time, the highest ever for the New Zealand 6th wicket, though this record was broken the following month.
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However, Jacob Oram later clarified his claim as being in a jocular context and the comment intended to convey his strong desire to participate.
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On 3 March 2010 Jacob Oram again injured his patella tendon against Australia, thus leading him to miss another series and the 2010 IPL.
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Jacob Oram made his 12th ODI half century after 14 months against Bangladesh in Napier on 5 February 2010.
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Jacob Oram scored a rapid 83 off just 40 balls and hit 8 fours and 5 sixes.
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Jacob Oram returned to international action in the 2010 ICC World Twenty20.
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On 2 September 2009, Jacob Oram took a hat-trick against Sri Lanka in a Twenty20 International in Colombo, dismissing Angelo Mathews, Malinga Bandara and Nuwan Kulasekara.
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On 13 October 2009, Jacob Oram announced his retirement from Test cricket.
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In 2014, Jacob Oram became the bowling coach of "New Zealand A", a reserve side for Black Caps, and is currently mentoring Adam Milne.