Joss Butler already holds the record for the three fastest centuries of ODI for England. First one-day international, AmstelveenEngland 498-4: Butler 162 *, Malan 125, Salt 122Netherlands 266: Edwards 72 *, Ali 3-57, Wheelland won 2,232 runsScorecard
Joss Butler’s incredible 162 showed that England broke their highest score in a one-day international match with a 498-4 mammoth after beating the Netherlands by 232 runs.
In a particularly eye-catching start to Matthew Mott’s term as their new white-collar coach, Butler scored 14 sixes and seven fours as the English test sentiment factor shifted to continental Europe on a day of team and individual stages.
David Malan (125) and Phil Salt (122) also made the first ODI centuries, with 90 and 82 balls respectively, as Dutch bowlers were smashed to all parts of the world before England rejected them for 266.
The total number of England overshadowed the 481-6 they made against Australia at Trent Bridge in 2018, and surpassed the record of list A of 496-4, set by Surrey in 2007.
A total of 26 sixes fell on the open stands in Amstelveen, and fans helped the Dutch players look for the ball every time it disappeared into the forest that surrounds the earth.
Not all of them were found with nine balls, priced at 130 euros by the Dutch federation, which remained unknown during Butler’s brutal attack.
Accordingly, Butler ran for England to reach the record number of ODIs, with six fired over the deep mid-weekend against Shane Sneiter on a miserable day for the Dutch bowlers, with 10 over-the-top overs by Philippe Boissevain costing 108 runs.
Liam Livingston’s cameo at the end of the inning was just two balls away from the fastest ODI half a century, as he shot half a century with just 17 balls, finishing 66 with 22 balls.
“Boring boring England” was sung by traveling fans as a joke, while Livingston managed to score only four of the penultimate ball of their innings, which meant that tourists missed 500, but soon rejoiced when he sent the latter for six more.
The Netherlands’ response was definitely lower, as goalkeeper Scott Edwards made a challenging undefeated 72, while Moen Ali finished the attack with 3-57.
498-4 – England v. The Netherlands, Amstelveen, 2022481-6 – England v. Australia, Trent Bridge, 2018444-3 – England v. Pakistan, Trent Bridge 2016443-9 – Sri Lanka v. The Netherlands, Amstelveen, 2006439-2 – South Africa v. West India, Johannesburg, 2015
Creators of history
This was the first time that ODI between the two countries was played on Dutch soil and it was a completely different experience than the first time England XI came out on the field here.
A country starring future stars Alec Stewart, Nasser Hussein and Derek Pringle suffered a humiliating loss to the Netherlands on the same field in 1989 – struggling to play in the rain of a slippery coconut mat in their training shoes with pimple soles.
The straw-colored lawn, carefully prepared by Beno van Nirop at VRA Cricket Ground more than three decades later, was solid, true, and ideal for scoring points on a day when the mercury reached 30 degrees Celsius.
Dutch captain Peter Silar’s decision may seem dubious in retrospect, but his England counterpart Eoin Morgan has admitted he would also be the first to throw, and Jason Roy’s early goal for one provided an early excuse.
After Roy left – hit by his cousin Snatter from the ninth ball of the inning – the Netherlands also has new chances. Snater spilled Salt at a deep point from Bas de Leede at 40, after which three balls later Malan overturned a final lbw decision in a reconsideration after being hit on the field by Seelaar’s reverse sweep.
Seelaar, at least, managed to count the opposite number of Morgan, who, perhaps feeling some easy runs to get back in shape, rose in order only to fall lbw for a duck with the first ball.
The brilliant Butler explodes
Even by his own dizzying standards, it was quite a breathtaking blow from Butler, as he hit the ball so cleanly that he seemed to play a different game than everyone else.
Recently, after a productive stay in the Indian Premier League, the 31-year-old footballer is currently the best batter in white cricket, acting at the peak of his strength.
A warning against this blow must be placed in the context of the power of bowling, given that England played with an associated nation. In fact, the Dutch didn’t even have a front-line attack for probably their series with a blue ribbon from the summer.
Fred Klaassen and Rulof van der Merve were among those who stayed with the county teams and will play in the T20 Blast on Friday night. The Dutch federation may request their mandatory release, but with a small set of players there is little appetite on both sides to jingle cages.
Still, Butler’s knock was stunning. His age came out with 47 balls, 150 out of 65, as his fast hands and strong wrists proved devastating. The Dutch bowlers just didn’t know where to play as their brains got mixed up in the carnage.
He offered two chances at 17 and 37, while Vikramjit Singh got fingertips at high, while Musa Nadeem Ahmad used a simpler opportunity 20 runs later. It would be expensive.
The enormous depth of England’s cotton wool
Without multi-format players Johnny Bearstowe, Joe Root and Ben Stokes, it was a chance for some of England’s other white-collar players to shine and reflected the depth of options new coach Mott has in the wadding department.
Malan became England’s third fighter, after Butler and Heather Knight, who did a lot in all three formats while he and Salt played at a great pace, mixing finesse with aggressive punching to set the stage for such a monumental total.
Similarly, Livingston’s style of standing up – his fifty, including five fours and sixes – will undoubtedly impress Mott, albeit with a performance of tougher opponents than the 14th-ranked team in the ICC ODI rankings. forward.
The English players were almost inevitably overshadowed, but largely maintained their discipline – Sam Quran’s 2-46 was relatively encouraging on his return.
Mott has been called a “successor coach” tasked with turning England’s limited-squad team from a good team to a great one. On a frantic, dizzying day of cotton wool in a sleepy city on the outskirts of Amsterdam, this was not a bad start.
“I feel like I’m in the shape of my life”
Match player Joss Butler: “I definitely feel like I’m in shape for my life! The IPL couldn’t have gone much better for me, so I felt in a good relationship coming here.
“It was a really good door, we started well and it gave me a license to attack really.
“The ashes had a hard winter and I had two months off after that, which was really refreshing for me. I came to IPL fresh without much expectation and it was crucial to come back to enjoy my cricket.
“It was a good start [for Matthew Mott], right? We have been a solid team for several years and we know our style of play. He doesn’t want to change that, there will be some aggravation in some areas, but this is a really exciting time for us. “
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