Test matches

1981 Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

Test matches

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Rank	Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	SM Patil	17.0	10	12	1	0.70	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	21 Feb 1981	Test # 897
🥈 2	Sarfraz Nawaz	15.0	10	11	3	0.73	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
🥉 3	IT Botham	14.0	9	11	5	0.78	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
4	IVA Richards	10.0	6	9	1	0.90	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
5	DR Doshi	19.0	9	18	2	0.94	India	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
6	B Yardley	24.0	13	25	1	1.04	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1981	Test # 894
7	JE Emburey	21.0	10	24	-	1.14	England	v Australia	Lord's	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
7	DR Doshi	69.0	34	79	2	1.14	India	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
9	SM Patil	12.0	4	14	1	1.16	India	v New Zealand	Christchurch	06 Mar 1981	Test # 898
10	J Garner	25.0	10	31	2	1.24	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
11	DL Underwood	11.0	4	14	-	1.27	England	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
12	BL Cairns	35.5	16	47	3	1.31	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
12	LS Pascoe	22.0	11	29	3	1.31	Australia	v India	Melbourne	07 Feb 1981	Test # 895
12	N Kapil Dev	22.0	10	29	1	1.31	India	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
15	RJ Shastri	18.0	8	24	2	1.33	India	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
15	DR Doshi	29.1	12	39	5	1.33	India	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
17	DR Doshi	49.0	23	67	1	1.36	India	v New Zealand	Christchurch	06 Mar 1981	Test # 898
18	BL Cairns	27.0	13	37	3	1.37	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
19	HA Gomes	13.0	3	18	-	1.38	West Indies	v England	Kingston	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
20	JE Emburey	25.0	12	35	2	1.40	England	v Australia	Lord's	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
21	IVA Richards	17.0	6	24	2	1.41	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
22	RJ Shastri	19.0	6	27	1	1.42	India	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
22	Sir RJ Hadlee	33.0	12	47	5	1.42	New Zealand	v India	Christchurch	06 Mar 1981	Test # 898
24	JG Bracewell	42.3	17	61	4	1.43	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
25	MA Holding	11.0	7	16	3	1.45	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
26	Imran Khan	14.1	5	21	2	1.48	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
26	DR Doshi	33.0	11	49	3	1.48	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1981	Test # 894
28	DR Doshi	22.0	9	33	2	1.50	India	v Australia	Melbourne	07 Feb 1981	Test # 895
28	P Willey	20.0	8	30	-	1.50	England	v West Indies	St John's	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
28	N Kapil Dev	10.0	6	15	1	1.50	India	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
31	RJ Shastri	42.0	21	65	2	1.54	India	v New Zealand	Christchurch	06 Mar 1981	Test # 898
32	RJ Shastri	20.0	7	31	1	1.55	India	v England	Bengaluru	09 Dec 1981	Test # 912
33	RGD Willis	30.0	14	47	3	1.56	England	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
34	BL Cairns	19.0	8	30	2	1.57	New Zealand	v India	Wellington	21 Feb 1981	Test # 897
35	Sarfraz Nawaz	27.0	10	43	2	1.59	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
36	JE Emburey	26.5	12	43	4	1.60	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
36	J Garner	23.0	8	37	2	1.60	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
38	HA Gomes	13.0	5	21	-	1.61	West Indies	v England	St John's	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
38	DK Lillee	27.1	8	44	3	1.61	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
40	CEH Croft	16.0	5	26	1	1.62	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
41	M Hendrick	20.0	7	33	-	1.65	England	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
42	RJ Bright	12.0	4	20	2	1.66	Australia	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
43	BL Cairns	19.4	8	33	5	1.67	New Zealand	v India	Wellington	21 Feb 1981	Test # 897
44	N Kapil Dev	16.4	4	28	5	1.68	India	v Australia	Melbourne	07 Feb 1981	Test # 895
45	Imran Khan	24.1	7	41	3	1.69	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
46	DR Doshi	40.0	15	68	2	1.70	India	v England	Delhi	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
46	N Kapil Dev	20.0	6	34	-	1.70	India	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
48	AME Roberts	18.0	4	31	-	1.72	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
48	BL Cairns	33.0	16	57	-	1.72	New Zealand	v India	Christchurch	06 Mar 1981	Test # 898
48	CM Old	11.0	4	19	1	1.72	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
51	DR Doshi	21.0	8	37	1	1.76	India	v England	Bengaluru	09 Dec 1981	Test # 912
52	RGD Willis	27.4	9	50	3	1.80	England	v Australia	Lord's	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
52	B Yardley	21.0	7	38	4	1.80	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
54	TM Alderman	23.1	8	42	5	1.81	Australia	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
54	Sir RJ Hadlee	27.0	11	49	1	1.81	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
54	CEH Croft	22.0	6	40	5	1.81	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
54	JE Emburey	22.0	10	40	2	1.81	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
54	NS Yadav	11.0	4	20	-	1.81	India	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
59	JG Bracewell	41.0	19	75	5	1.82	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
60	Iqbal Qasim	24.0	11	44	4	1.83	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
61	RGD Willis	20.0	6	37	2	1.85	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
61	RJ Bright	27.0	12	50	-	1.85	Australia	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
63	RJ Bright	36.0	18	67	3	1.86	Australia	v England	Lord's	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
64	RJ Bright	16.0	6	30	-	1.87	Australia	v England	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
64	GF Lawson	43.1	14	81	7	1.87	Australia	v England	Lord's	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
66	Iqbal Qasim	55.0	17	104	3	1.89	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
67	GR Dilley	20.0	7	38	3	1.90	England	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
67	RM Hogg	10.0	3	19	-	1.90	Australia	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
69	J Garner	24.0	7	46	-	1.91	West Indies	v England	Kingston	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
69	S Madan Lal	24.0	7	46	1	1.91	India	v England	Bengaluru	09 Dec 1981	Test # 912
69	S Madan Lal	12.0	6	23	5	1.91	India	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
72	JE Emburey	56.0	23	108	2	1.92	England	v West Indies	Kingston	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
72	RJ Shastri	28.0	9	54	3	1.92	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	21 Feb 1981	Test # 897
74	RJ Shastri	43.0	14	83	4	1.93	India	v England	Bengaluru	09 Dec 1981	Test # 912
75	AME Roberts	21.0	7	41	3	1.95	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
75	RJ Bright	21.0	6	41	-	1.95	Australia	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
77	DK Lillee	26.0	9	51	2	1.96	Australia	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
78	Wasim Raja	37.0	7	73	1	1.97	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
79	RJ Bright	34.0	17	68	5	2.00	Australia	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
79	DK Lillee	19.0	7	38	2	2.00	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1981	Test # 894
79	S Madan Lal	12.0	2	24	1	2.00	India	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
82	B Yardley	44.4	16	90	2	2.01	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1981	Test # 894
82	IT Botham	16.5	6	34	2	2.01	England	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
84	DL Underwood	48.0	18	97	2	2.02	England	v India	Delhi	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
85	M Hendrick	31.0	8	63	-	2.03	England	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
86	DL Underwood	43.0	21	88	3	2.04	England	v India	Bengaluru	09 Dec 1981	Test # 912
87	J Garner	18.0	5	37	3	2.05	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
88	RJ Bright	15.0	7	31	1	2.06	Australia	v England	Lord's	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
89	MA Holding	28.0	7	58	2	2.07	West Indies	v England	Kingston	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
90	Imran Khan	31.4	8	66	4	2.08	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
90	IVA Richards	23.0	8	48	1	2.08	West Indies	v England	Kingston	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
92	CM Old	21.0	8	44	3	2.09	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
92	DR Doshi	52.0	14	109	3	2.09	India	v Australia	Melbourne	07 Feb 1981	Test # 895
92	TM Alderman	52.0	19	109	5	2.09	Australia	v England	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
92	B Yardley	31.0	11	65	2	2.09	Australia	v India	Melbourne	07 Feb 1981	Test # 895
96	AME Roberts	20.0	6	42	1	2.10	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
97	MA Holding	18.0	6	38	3	2.11	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
97	CM Old	43.0	14	91	-	2.11	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
97	GF Lawson	17.0	3	36	1	2.11	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
100	N Kapil Dev	16.0	4	34	4	2.12	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	21 Feb 1981	Test # 897

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