The Cricketer takes a numerical look at England's remarkable display of powerhitting in the first one-day international at Amstelveen
England produced a remarkable display of clean striking in the first one-day international against the Netherlands at Amstelveen.
Here are the key numbers from 50 overs of fireworks...
3 - England became just the third side to have three centurions in the same ODI innings, following in the footsteps of South Africa - who managed the feat twice in 2015.
3 - Dawid Malan became just the third English cricketer to complete hundreds in all three international formats. Heather Knight was the first to make tons in T20I, ODI and Test cricket, while Buttler followed.
17 - Liam Livingstone struck the fastest half-century by any English batsman in ODIs, reaching the landmark in just 17 balls. The previous English record stood at 21 - managed by both Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler. The world record of 16, belonging to AB de Villiers, remains intact (and given Livingstone's frustrated reaction, it would not be a surprise to discover he knew it).
Jos Buttler made a flashbang century in England's huge innings [Getty Images]
26 - The total number of sixes in the England innings, more than in any previous ODI innings anywhere in the world. Their previous best? Twenty-five, against Afghanistan at Old Trafford in the 2019 World Cup.
47 - Buttler was dropped twice in the 30s but went on to reach his hundred in just 47 balls. It is the second fastest by an English cricketer in ODIs. He also has the fastest, and the third fastest for good measure.
62 - No men's ODI team has hit more boundaries in a single innings than this England side in this match, with the rope being reached on average just under once every five deliveries. They matches their existing record, which was managed against Australia in 2018.
ENGLAND'S SCORECARD vs NETHERLANDS: 1st ODIRoy b Snater 1 (7)Salt c Boissevain b van Beek 122 (90)Malan c de Leede b Seelaar 125 (109)Buttler not out 162 (70)Morgan lbw Seelaar 0 (1)Livingstone not out 66 (22)
63 - England's three centuries in this match means their total number of individual tons since the 2015 World Cup is more than halfway to matching the 123 they managed in the 44 years before that tournament.
65 - Buttler got to 150 in 65 deliveries. No Englishman has got there faster. And only one man - yes, you’ve guessed it… De Villiers - has for any other country (64 balls).
74 - The number of balls England needed to score their last 200 runs at Amstelveen. Ridiculous.
Liam Livingstone made England's fastest ODI half-century [Getty Images]
108 - Leg-spinner Philippe Boissevain's innings figures of 0 for 108 were the fourth most expensive in ODI cricket. Mick Lewis (0-113), Wahab Riaz (0-110) and Rashid Khan (0-110) have all gone for more.
222 - Phil Salt and Malan's partnership for the second wicket was the sixth largest of any England partnership in men's ODIs.
498 - The VRA just was not big enough. England posted the biggest score in any one-day international, breaking their own previous effort of 481 for 6 against Australia and the highest in the women's game - the 491 for 4 made by New Zealand against Ireland in 2018. It is also the new men's List A best, surpassing the 496 made by Surrey against Gloucestershire in 2007. The women's record is Kandyan Ladies' 632 for 4 against Pushpadana Ladies in the Sri Lankan domestic league in 2007.
There are three totals in men's international cricket beyond England's 498, all of which took place in games which did not have ODI status. They are 572 for 7 (Papua New Guinea v New Caledonia, 2007), 510 for 6 (UAE v Bhutan, 2010), and 502 for 8 (Papua New Guinea v New Caledonia, 2003).
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Posted by Marc Evans on 17/06/2022 at 22:03
As long as this latest world beating doesn't see the recall of Buttler to the test squad. Yes, we need to appreciate this golden generation of white ball batsmen, just a shame the bowlers are such an ordinary lot. However there are so few successful white ball bowlers anywhere, the game being structured against them.