Dolphins Player Profile: Jason Oakes
In spite of having graduated from high school just a few years ago, Jason Oakes has shown great promise in the Hollywoodbets Dolphins Cricket team.
21-year-old Jason is one of the newest players on the Hollywoodbets Dolphins team and is already a force to be reckoned with on the cricket pitch. The wicket keeper graduated from Westville High School and regularly returns to his alma mater to help out with sporting activities.
Jason has played for KwaZulu-Natal and is a right-handed batsman. His first class debut was a KwaZulu-Natal versus Free State game in Durban in January 2015. Free State won the 3-day cup by 154 runs. His List A debut was between South Western Districts and KwaZulu-Natal in Oudtshoorn on 22 February 2015.
For a glimpse into Jason’s life, watch the video below:
The wicket keeper has five first class matches and eight T20 matches under his belt. He averages a wicket once every eight runs in the longer format, while in the T20s he picks up a scalp every 6.3 runs.
Off the field, Jason loves spending time with his parents and friends.
Now that you are a little bit more acquainted with Jason, find out when the next Hollywoodbets Dolphins cricket game is taking place at Sahara Stadium Kingsmead.
You can follow Jason on Twitter.
