Jacob Oram Biography and Career
Jacob David Philip Oram popularly known as his short name Jacob Oram. He is a former New Zealand international cricketer, who played all forms of the game for 10 years. In this article we are going to talk about the biography, career, notable works, games and family of Jacob Oram so read the article till the end.
Career
Jacob played his careers first match in the year 1997. On December 12 2002 Oram made his Test debut against India at Wellington and since then till now he has played 33 Tests for New Zealand. On 4 January 2001 he made his one-day international debut in which match was played against Zimbabwe.
On 21 October 2005 he made his debut in T20I against South Africa. 26 August 2009 he played his careers last test match against Sri Lanka. On 6 November 2011 he played his last ODI against Sri Lanka and on 30 October 2012 he played his last T20I against Sri Lanka.
In the year 2001 due to a mistimed foot injury Oram missed an important phase of his cricketing career. With unbeatable 126 runs on not out he scored his second Test century.
He made his third Test century against the match of South Africa, he scored the highest 133 runs of his career.in an ODI against Australia on 28 January 2007 in Perth, Oram scored an unbeaten 101 runs in 72 balls.
Oram announced his retirement from Test cricket on 13 October 2009. In the year 2013 he played for the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League.In the year 2014, Oram became the bowling coach of New Zealand A, and currently he is mentoring Adam Milne. In the year 2019 he was appointed as the coach of the Manawatu cricket team, which competes in the Hawke Cup.
Short biography of Jacob Oram
Jacob Oram is an international cricketer and he played so many games for his country, state and clubs this biography article is incomplete without talking about his career. So here you will gain info about his achievements and life story.
Jacob Oram was born on 28 July 1978 at Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand. He played as a left-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. The main reason to be a regular member in the New Zealand international sides is his ability with both bat and ball.
He completed his early education from Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School, and later on from Palmerston North Boys’ High School.
Oram married his longtime partner or girlfriend Mara Tait-Jamieson after eight years of his relationship in March 2008. She is also belonging from Palmerston North. Currently they are living in Palmerston North. They have also a son named Patrick. His brother Daniel is an English teacher at Auckland Grammar School.
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Random biography facts about Jacob Oram
Jacob Oram comes in one of the richest Cricket Player of the world and also listed on most popular Cricket Players list. Net worth of Jacob Oram is approximately $5 Million which is approximately four hundred seven million INR.
One of the interesting thing about Jacob is his height. Talking about his height, Oram is a tall guy, and his height has left many people surprised as he is of 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m). And his height also helped him in giving a mind-blowing performance.
Jacob has not many followers in his social media handle but he was popular among the young generation of 90s and they are big fans of his batting style.
We hope this biography article of Jacob Oram will be helpful for you to understand his journey and works.
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