Test matches

1981 Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

Test matches

Highest strike rates in an innings

Rank	Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	SM Patil	36	26	1	-	138.46	India	v Australia	Melbourne	07 Feb 1981	Test # 895
🥈 2	IT Botham	66	48	2	5	137.50	England	v India	Delhi	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
🥉 3	IT Botham	118	102	13	6	115.68	England	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
4	MF Kent	52	45	7	-	115.55	Australia	v England	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
5	SMH Kirmani	43*	39	4	-	110.25	India	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1981	Test # 893
6	IT Botham	29	28	3	1	103.57	England	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
7	N Kapil Dev	59	58	10	1	101.72	India	v England	Bengaluru	09 Dec 1981	Test # 912
8	IT Botham	149*	148	27	1	100.67	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
9	GR Viswanath	37	38	4	-	97.36	India	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
10	CM Old	29	31	6	-	93.54	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
11	IT Botham	50	54	8	-	92.59	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
12	N Kapil Dev	46	50	5	-	92.00	India	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
13	GN Yallop	114	125	17	-	91.20	Australia	v England	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
14	IT Botham	33	38	4	-	86.84	England	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
15	PJL Dujon	41	48	6	-	85.41	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
16	SM Patil	65*	78	9	-	83.33	India	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1981	Test # 893
17	GA Gooch	44	53	6	-	83.01	England	v Australia	Lord's	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
18	MW Gatting	56	70	7	-	80.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
19	CH Lloyd	66	83	8	2	79.51	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
20	G Boycott	30	38	4	-	78.94	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
21	Sarfraz Nawaz	26	33	4	-	78.78	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
22	Wasim Raja	48	62	7	-	77.41	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
23	MW Gatting	32	42	4	-	76.19	England	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
24	N Kapil Dev	38	50	8	-	76.00	India	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
25	GR Dilley	56	75	9	-	74.66	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
26	GM Wood	44	59	5	-	74.57	Australia	v England	Lord's	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
27	MA Holding	58*	78	5	3	74.35	West Indies	v England	St John's	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
28	GA Gooch	26	35	3	-	74.28	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
29	K Srikkanth	65	88	8	-	73.86	India	v England	Bengaluru	09 Dec 1981	Test # 912
30	APE Knott	36	49	4	-	73.46	England	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
31	AR Border	57	78	6	-	73.07	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1981	Test # 894
32	SM Patil	174	240	22	1	72.50	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1981	Test # 894
33	GA Gooch	153	213	21	2	71.83	England	v West Indies	Kingston	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
34	IVA Richards	182*	256	23	2	71.09	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
35	GR Dilley	27*	38	3	-	71.05	England	v Australia	Lord's	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
36	KJ Hughes	213	301	21	-	70.76	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1981	Test # 894
37	GN Yallop	38	54	5	-	70.37	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
38	GR Dilley	34	49	6	-	69.38	England	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
39	Zaheer Abbas	80	116	10	-	68.96	Pakistan	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
40	GS Chappell	204	296	27	-	68.91	Australia	v India	Sydney	02 Jan 1981	Test # 893
41	MA Holding	26	38	-	2	68.42	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
42	GN Edwards	34	50	4	-	68.00	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
43	GS Chappell	201	296	6	-	67.90	Australia	v Pakistan	Brisbane	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
44	GA Gooch	40	59	7	-	67.79	England	v India	Bengaluru	09 Dec 1981	Test # 912
45	SM Patil	42	62	7	-	67.74	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	21 Feb 1981	Test # 897
46	AME Roberts	50*	75	3	4	66.66	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
46	DI Gower	26	39	4	-	66.66	England	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
48	APE Knott	59	89	8	-	66.29	England	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
49	IT Botham	26	40	4	-	65.00	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
50	P Willey	102*	158	15	1	64.55	England	v West Indies	St John's	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
51	Ijaz Faqih	34	53	4	-	64.15	Pakistan	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
52	GR Viswanath	26	41	4	-	63.41	India	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1981	Test # 893
53	Imran Khan	70*	111	5	1	63.06	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
54	DI Gower	32	51	6	-	62.74	England	v West Indies	St John's	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
55	RW Marsh	52	83	7	-	62.65	Australia	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
56	KD Walters	67	107	6	-	62.61	Australia	v India	Sydney	02 Jan 1981	Test # 893
57	Imran Khan	31	50	5	-	62.00	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
58	GM Wood	34	55	4	-	61.81	Australia	v England	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
59	Javed Miandad	79	128	4	-	61.71	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
60	SM Patil	57	93	8	1	61.29	India	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
61	DL Haynes	25	41	4	-	60.97	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
62	IT Botham	26	43	3	-	60.46	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
63	CH Lloyd	100	167	17	-	59.88	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
64	KJ Hughes	43	72	8	-	59.72	Australia	v England	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
65	P Willey	33	56	6	-	58.92	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
66	GS Chappell	36	62	6	-	58.06	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1981	Test # 894
67	GP Howarth	137*	237	15	-	57.80	New Zealand	v India	Wellington	21 Feb 1981	Test # 897
68	GM Wood	125	217	10	1	57.60	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1981	Test # 894
69	G Boycott	38	66	5	-	57.57	England	v West Indies	St John's	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
70	AR Border	36	63	3	-	57.14	Australia	v Pakistan	Brisbane	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
70	RO Butcher	32	56	4	-	57.14	England	v West Indies	Kingston	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
72	BL Cairns	41	72	4	1	56.94	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
73	SMH Kirmani	25	44	1	-	56.81	India	v Australia	Melbourne	07 Feb 1981	Test # 895
74	MF Kent	46	81	6	-	56.79	Australia	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
75	IT Botham	55	97	8	1	56.70	England	v India	Bengaluru	09 Dec 1981	Test # 912
76	SM Patil	64	113	10	-	56.63	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	21 Feb 1981	Test # 897
77	CH Lloyd	95	168	19	-	56.54	West Indies	v England	Kingston	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
78	PJW Allott	52*	92	5	-	56.52	England	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
79	GN Yallop	35	62	3	-	56.45	Australia	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
80	GM Wood	72	128	8	2	56.25	Australia	v Pakistan	Brisbane	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
80	SMH Kirmani	27	48	3	-	56.25	India	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1981	Test # 893
82	RW Marsh	28	50	5	-	56.00	Australia	v England	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
83	P Willey	67	120	7	-	55.83	England	v West Indies	Kingston	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
84	G Boycott	34*	61	4	-	55.73	England	v India	Delhi	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
85	DB Vengsarkar	39	70	5	-	55.71	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	21 Feb 1981	Test # 897
86	AR Border	84	152	8	-	55.26	Australia	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
87	GA Gooch	116	210	13	-	55.23	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
88	MW Gatting	39	71	3	-	54.92	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
89	MW Gatting	29	53	6	-	54.71	England	v India	Bengaluru	09 Dec 1981	Test # 912
90	Wasim Raja	43	80	5	-	53.75	Pakistan	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
91	KJ Hughes	106	198	16	-	53.53	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
92	GR Viswanath	107	200	14	-	53.50	India	v England	Delhi	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
93	GM Wood	46	86	5	-	53.48	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
94	RJ Bright	27	51	4	-	52.94	Australia	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
95	KD Walters	78	148	6	-	52.70	Australia	v India	Melbourne	07 Feb 1981	Test # 895
96	GA Gooch	83	158	8	-	52.53	England	v West Indies	St John's	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
97	DI Gower	54	103	7	-	52.42	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
98	GN Yallop	26	50	1	-	52.00	Australia	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
99	Zaheer Abbas	90	174	9	-	51.72	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
100	DA Murray	46	89	5	-	51.68	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896

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Minimum of 25 runs
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