Netherlands had a Field Day
Lord’s was covered in a sea of Orange as the Netherlands pulled off a sensational upset against hosts England on account of better fielding on Day One of the T20 World Championships.
A look at our match review will tell you England, despite losing, ended up with a higher Castrol Index for the match. The real difference between the sides was their fielding. Holland were okay for the most part; England put up one of the worst displays of fielding you will ever see. And the Castrol Index helps us quantify this difference in fielding between the two sides.
Here’s a look at the major culprits from Friday’s game.
| Player | Team | Fielding Points |
| James Foster | England | -27 |
| Eoin Morgan | England | -22 |
| Stuart Broad | England | -15 |
| Jeron Smits | Netherlands | -15 |
| Daan Van Bunge | Netherlands | -8 |
Then there were the fielding heroes, whose contributions often get overlooked in cricket.
| Player | Team | Fielding points |
| Tom De Grooth | Netherlands | 17 |
| Peter Borren | Netherlands | 8 |
| Key | England | 7 |
| Bas Zuiderent | Netherlands | 5 |
| Edgar Schiferli | Netherlands | 4 |
No surprise to see Englishmen at the top of the first table, while the Dutch make up the majority of the second. Looking at the overall numbers, Netherlands ended up with a fielding bonus of plus 4. England finished with a miserable negative 59. That’s a difference of 63 points between the sides. 63 points!!! That is MASSIVE! Some examples to illustrate how big that difference is-
• Netherlands’ best bowler, Ryan Ten Doeschate who picked up two for thirty-five got 46 points for his bowling
• Ravi Bopara’s quick fire forty-six runs of thirty-four balls fetched him 62 batting points
• Herschelle Gibbs’ crucial innings of fifty-three in the IPL 09 finals fetched him 59 batting points
That’s how big the difference was- the equivalent of one big innings. And that difference in fielding is the reason why the hosts face a real threat of not making the Super Eights.
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