Test matches

1981 Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

Test matches

Best bowling figures in a match

Rank	Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	MA Holding	38.3	8	107	11	2.77	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
🥇 1	DK Lillee	61.4	14	159	11	2.57	Australia	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
🥉 3	DK Lillee	53.4	11	127	10	2.36	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
🥉 3	IT Botham	89.0	22	253	10	2.84	England	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
5	TM Alderman	43.0	10	130	9	3.02	Australia	v England	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
5	DK Lillee	39.0	7	132	9	3.38	Australia	v Pakistan	Brisbane	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
5	IT Botham	50.3	9	133	9	2.63	England	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
5	JG Bracewell	83.3	36	136	9	1.62	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
5	TM Alderman	54.3	10	194	9	3.55	Australia	v England	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
5	TM Alderman	81.0	24	197	9	2.43	Australia	v England	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
11	DK Lillee	29.4	5	80	8	2.69	Australia	v England	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
11	TM Alderman	45.1	13	107	8	2.36	Australia	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
11	CEH Croft	41.0	9	113	8	2.75	West Indies	v England	St John's	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
11	RGD Willis	45.1	11	115	8	2.54	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
11	GF Lawson	62.1	20	132	8	2.12	Australia	v England	Lord's	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
11	DK Lillee	57.1	11	169	8	2.95	Australia	v India	Melbourne	07 Feb 1981	Test # 895
17	GR Dilley	31.1	11	62	7	1.98	England	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
17	BL Cairns	38.4	16	63	7	1.62	New Zealand	v India	Wellington	21 Feb 1981	Test # 897
17	RJ Bright	46.0	21	88	7	1.91	Australia	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
17	CEH Croft	32.5	3	104	7	3.16	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
17	IT Botham	46.2	14	109	7	2.35	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
17	MA Holding	46.0	10	114	7	2.47	West Indies	v England	Kingston	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
17	DK Lillee	43.5	13	143	7	3.26	Australia	v England	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
17	N Kapil Dev	54.0	13	146	7	2.70	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	21 Feb 1981	Test # 897
17	Iqbal Qasim	79.0	28	148	7	1.87	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
17	RJ Shastri	74.0	21	149	7	2.01	India	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
17	Imran Khan	70.4	20	156	7	2.20	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
17	RGD Willis	44.5	2	159	7	3.54	England	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
17	DK Lillee	38.2	5	165	7	4.30	Australia	v India	Sydney	02 Jan 1981	Test # 893
17	IT Botham	54.1	10	179	7	3.30	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
17	B Yardley	66.0	16	187	7	2.83	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
32	S Madan Lal	24.0	8	47	6	1.95	India	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
32	RJ Shastri	31.0	9	63	6	2.03	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	21 Feb 1981	Test # 897
32	CEH Croft	38.0	11	66	6	1.73	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
32	N Kapil Dev	35.4	11	69	6	1.93	India	v Australia	Melbourne	07 Feb 1981	Test # 895
32	IT Botham	34.0	10	75	6	2.20	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
32	TM Alderman	26.2	6	79	6	3.00	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
32	JE Emburey	48.5	22	83	6	1.69	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
32	BL Cairns	62.5	29	84	6	1.33	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
32	B Yardley	25.5	5	84	6	3.25	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
32	LS Pascoe	30.0	8	96	6	3.20	Australia	v India	Sydney	02 Jan 1981	Test # 893
32	DK Lillee	29.0	6	96	6	3.31	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
32	N Kapil Dev	35.2	10	99	6	2.80	India	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
32	DK Lillee	53.0	17	118	6	2.22	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1981	Test # 894
32	DK Lillee	70.1	21	192	6	2.73	Australia	v England	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
32	DR Doshi	81.0	17	195	6	2.40	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1981	Test # 894
32	NS Yadav	71.4	12	213	6	2.97	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1981	Test # 894
48	DR Doshi	30.1	13	39	5	1.29	India	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
48	Sir RJ Hadlee	33.0	12	47	5	1.42	New Zealand	v India	Christchurch	06 Mar 1981	Test # 898
48	Sarfraz Nawaz	29.0	13	54	5	1.86	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
48	B Yardley	28.0	9	61	5	2.17	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
48	MA Holding	30.0	13	62	5	2.06	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
48	Imran Khan	38.2	12	62	5	1.61	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
48	GB Troup	30.0	9	77	5	2.56	New Zealand	v India	Wellington	21 Feb 1981	Test # 897
48	AME Roberts	34.0	10	82	5	2.41	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
48	S Madan Lal	35.0	5	89	5	2.54	India	v England	Delhi	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
48	LS Pascoe	28.0	4	94	5	3.35	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1981	Test # 894
48	J Garner	38.0	11	96	5	2.52	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
48	N Kapil Dev	36.1	7	97	5	2.68	India	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1981	Test # 893
48	JK Lever	36.0	9	100	5	2.77	England	v India	Bengaluru	09 Dec 1981	Test # 912
48	KD Ghavri	30.0	7	107	5	3.56	India	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1981	Test # 893
48	GR Dilley	31.0	6	108	5	3.48	England	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
48	LS Pascoe	51.0	15	109	5	2.13	Australia	v India	Melbourne	07 Feb 1981	Test # 895
48	IT Botham	42.2	17	114	5	2.69	England	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
48	RJ Shastri	63.0	21	114	5	1.80	India	v England	Bengaluru	09 Dec 1981	Test # 912
48	JE Emburey	52.0	16	124	5	2.38	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
48	GR Dilley	37.5	9	124	5	3.27	England	v Australia	Lord's	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
48	B Yardley	39.0	5	128	5	3.28	Australia	v Pakistan	Brisbane	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
48	RD Jackman	47.0	9	141	5	3.00	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
48	DR Doshi	74.0	23	142	5	1.91	India	v Australia	Melbourne	07 Feb 1981	Test # 895
48	TM Alderman	54.0	10	144	5	2.66	Australia	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
72	JD Higgs	18.0	8	45	4	2.50	Australia	v India	Sydney	02 Jan 1981	Test # 893
72	CM Old	32.0	12	63	4	1.96	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
72	J Garner	48.0	18	68	4	1.41	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
72	RGD Willis	43.0	16	75	4	1.74	England	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
72	TM Alderman	27.0	6	77	4	2.85	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
72	RGD Willis	39.4	12	85	4	2.14	England	v Australia	Lord's	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
72	PJW Allott	23.0	4	88	4	3.82	England	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
72	Imran Khan	41.2	7	94	4	2.27	Pakistan	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
72	DR Doshi	88.0	43	97	4	1.10	India	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
72	RJ Bright	51.0	25	98	4	1.92	Australia	v England	Lord's	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
72	B Yardley	44.0	14	110	4	2.50	Australia	v India	Melbourne	07 Feb 1981	Test # 895
72	DK Lillee	44.0	13	112	4	2.54	Australia	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
72	GR Dilley	28.4	6	116	4	4.04	England	v West Indies	Kingston	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
72	KD Ghavri	47.0	8	120	4	2.55	India	v Australia	Melbourne	07 Feb 1981	Test # 895
72	MR Whitney	44.0	9	124	4	2.81	Australia	v England	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
72	Sikander Bakht	44.0	7	126	4	2.86	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
72	Sir RJ Hadlee	38.3	11	127	4	3.29	New Zealand	v India	Wellington	21 Feb 1981	Test # 897
72	IT Botham	37.0	6	127	4	3.43	England	v West Indies	St John's	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
72	GF Lawson	36.0	7	128	4	3.55	Australia	v England	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
72	RGD Willis	41.0	6	132	4	3.21	England	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
72	M Hendrick	60.2	14	145	4	2.40	England	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
72	GR Dilley	48.0	10	162	4	3.37	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
72	N Kapil Dev	52.0	5	185	4	3.55	India	v England	Bengaluru	09 Dec 1981	Test # 912
95	SM Patil	33.0	13	52	3	1.57	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	21 Feb 1981	Test # 897
95	RM Hogg	14.4	2	55	3	3.75	Australia	v England	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
95	MD Marshall	21.0	2	64	3	3.04	West Indies	v England	Kingston	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
95	MA Holding	29.0	9	67	3	2.31	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
95	IT Botham	26.5	7	68	3	2.53	England	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
95	J Garner	28.2	11	69	3	2.43	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900

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Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures