Press jibe spurs Oram to record century

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New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram used a jibe in the Australian press as a spur to produce the fastest century by a Kiwi batsman in One-day Internationals (ODIs).

Writing in The Australian newspaper on January 23, Andrew Ramsey described Oram, who had just rejoined the New Zealand squad after injury, as a “poor man’s Chris Cairns”, referring to the big-hitting former Kiwi all-rounder. The often injury-plagued 28-year-old responded with successive career-best performances with the bat.

The towering all-rounder made 86 against England in Adelaide last week and then smashed his maiden ODI century against the Australians at the WACA on Sunday, making 101 not out. Oram, who averages just a fraction under 40 with the bat in Test cricket, took just 71 balls to reach his century and cleared the fence six times in the process.

New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming said the comment in The Australian had stung Oram into action.

Source:The News

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