Test matches

1981 Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

Test matches

Best strike rates in an innings

Rank	Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	DK Lillee	9.0	3	18	5	10.80	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
🥈 2	RGD Willis	15.1	3	43	8	11.37	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
🥉 3	S Madan Lal	12.0	6	23	5	14.40	India	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
4	TM Alderman	10.2	2	36	4	15.50	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
5	N Kapil Dev	13.2	-	70	5	16.00	India	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
6	GR Dilley	11.1	4	24	4	16.75	England	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
7	IT Botham	14.0	9	11	5	16.80	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
8	GR Dilley	13.0	1	47	4	19.50	England	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
9	N Kapil Dev	16.4	4	28	5	20.00	India	v Australia	Melbourne	07 Feb 1981	Test # 895
9	DK Lillee	16.4	2	46	5	20.00	Australia	v England	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
11	MA Holding	17.0	3	45	5	20.40	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
12	CEH Croft	13.5	2	39	4	20.75	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
13	RGD Willis	14.0	-	63	4	21.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
14	MA Holding	21.3	5	62	6	21.50	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
15	MA Holding	18.0	3	56	5	21.60	West Indies	v England	Kingston	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
16	DK Lillee	26.3	3	83	7	22.71	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
17	TM Alderman	19.0	3	62	5	22.80	Australia	v England	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
18	BL Cairns	19.4	8	33	5	23.60	New Zealand	v India	Wellington	21 Feb 1981	Test # 897
19	DK Lillee	20.0	3	81	5	24.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Brisbane	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
19	N Kapil Dev	16.0	4	34	4	24.00	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	21 Feb 1981	Test # 897
21	CEH Croft	25.0	5	74	6	25.00	West Indies	v England	St John's	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
22	B Yardley	25.5	5	84	6	25.83	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
23	CEH Croft	22.0	6	40	5	26.40	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
24	IT Botham	22.3	3	61	5	27.00	England	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
24	JD Higgs	18.0	8	45	4	27.00	Australia	v India	Sydney	02 Jan 1981	Test # 893
26	DK Lillee	31.4	4	89	7	27.14	Australia	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
27	TM Alderman	23.1	8	42	5	27.80	Australia	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
28	DK Lillee	18.5	7	49	4	28.25	Australia	v England	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
29	LS Pascoe	19.0	6	61	4	28.50	Australia	v India	Sydney	02 Jan 1981	Test # 893
29	DK Lillee	19.0	4	51	4	28.50	Australia	v Pakistan	Brisbane	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
31	DK Lillee	20.2	3	86	4	30.50	Australia	v India	Sydney	02 Jan 1981	Test # 893
32	B Yardley	21.0	7	38	4	31.50	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
33	Sir RJ Hadlee	22.3	7	65	4	33.75	New Zealand	v India	Wellington	21 Feb 1981	Test # 897
34	DR Doshi	29.1	12	39	5	35.00	India	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
35	TM Alderman	35.3	6	135	6	35.50	Australia	v England	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
36	KD Ghavri	30.0	7	107	5	36.00	India	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1981	Test # 893
36	TM Alderman	24.0	7	68	4	36.00	Australia	v England	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
36	B Yardley	24.0	4	77	4	36.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Brisbane	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
36	Iqbal Qasim	24.0	11	44	4	36.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
40	DK Lillee	24.1	8	55	4	36.25	Australia	v England	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
41	GF Lawson	43.1	14	81	7	37.00	Australia	v England	Lord's	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
42	DK Lillee	25.0	6	65	4	37.50	Australia	v India	Melbourne	07 Feb 1981	Test # 895
43	IT Botham	25.1	5	77	4	37.75	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
44	S Madan Lal	32.0	4	85	5	38.40	India	v England	Delhi	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
45	IT Botham	39.2	11	95	6	39.33	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
46	Sir RJ Hadlee	33.0	12	47	5	39.60	New Zealand	v India	Christchurch	06 Mar 1981	Test # 898
47	JE Emburey	26.5	12	43	4	40.25	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
48	RJ Bright	34.0	17	68	5	40.80	Australia	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
49	IT Botham	28.0	6	72	4	42.00	England	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
50	GR Dilley	28.4	6	116	4	43.00	England	v West Indies	Kingston	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
51	JK Lever	36.0	9	100	5	43.20	England	v India	Bengaluru	09 Dec 1981	Test # 912
52	N Kapil Dev	36.1	7	97	5	43.40	India	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1981	Test # 893
53	TM Alderman	29.0	5	88	4	43.50	Australia	v England	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
54	M Hendrick	29.2	6	82	4	44.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
55	DK Lillee	30.0	10	70	4	45.00	Australia	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
56	RGD Willis	31.0	6	91	4	46.50	England	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
57	IT Botham	47.0	13	125	6	47.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
58	Imran Khan	31.4	8	66	4	47.50	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
59	DK Lillee	32.1	5	104	4	48.25	Australia	v India	Melbourne	07 Feb 1981	Test # 895
60	JG Bracewell	41.0	19	75	5	49.20	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
61	DK Lillee	34.0	10	80	4	51.00	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1981	Test # 894
62	IT Botham	37.0	6	127	4	55.50	England	v West Indies	St John's	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
63	B Yardley	66.0	16	187	7	56.57	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
64	Imran Khan	40.0	6	92	4	60.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
65	JE Emburey	52.0	16	124	5	62.40	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
65	TM Alderman	52.0	19	109	5	62.40	Australia	v England	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
67	IT Botham	42.0	9	128	4	63.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
68	JG Bracewell	42.3	17	61	4	63.75	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
69	NS Yadav	42.4	6	143	4	64.00	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1981	Test # 894
70	RJ Shastri	43.0	14	83	4	64.50	India	v England	Bengaluru	09 Dec 1981	Test # 912
71	RJ Shastri	56.0	13	125	5	67.20	India	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899

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