New Zealand Cricketers
New Zealand Cricket Players:
Andre Adams |
Bradley Scott |
Brendon McCulam |
Chric Cairns |
Chris Martin |
Craig Cumming |
Craig McMillan |
Daniel Vettori |
Daryl Tuffey |
Gareth Hopkins |
Hamish Marshall |
Jacob Oram |
James Franklin |
Jamie How |
Jeetan Patel |
Kyle Mills |
Lou Vicent |
Mark Gillespie |
Mathew Sinclair |
Michael Mason |
Michael Papps |
Nathan Astle |
Peter Fulton |
Ross Taylor |
Scott Styris |
Shane Bond |
Stephen Fleming
Newzealand Cricket Players
Jacob Oram
It is hard to miss Jacob Oram on the pitch, and not just because of his 1.98m height. He has a high degree of agility in the field, where his skills were developed as a schoolboy representative soccer goalkeeper, and he complements that with solid medium-fast bowling skills and a naturally aggressive approach with the bat. Foot problems during the summer of 2001-02 meant he missed a season at a vital stage of his development, but he came back strongly in 2002-03 and sealed a place for himself in both the Test and one-day international sides. In 2003-04, he narrowly missed out on a century, as he struck 97 against Pakistan. But in the first Test against South Africa, he carved 119 not out and then 90 in the second Test, which earned him a touring spot for the England series in 2004. Oram continued to acquit himself well, and maintained his place for the Bangladesh tour in 2004-05. After suffering a stress reaction to a back injury, he missed Australia's tour of New Zealand in 2005 and was only able to play as a batsman against South Africa in October. He is a key performer in New Zealand's future, fitness permitting.
