Test matches

1981 Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

Test matches

Most runs conceded in an innings

Rank	Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Innings in match	Team	Opposition	Ground	Result	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	B Yardley	66.0	16	187	7	2.83	1	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	lost	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
🥈 2	DR Doshi	48.0	6	146	3	3.04	1	India	v Australia	Adelaide	draw	23 Jan 1981	Test # 894
🥉 3	NS Yadav	42.4	6	143	4	3.35	1	India	v Australia	Adelaide	draw	23 Jan 1981	Test # 894
4	DK Lillee	46.0	13	137	2	2.97	3	Australia	v England	Manchester	lost	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
4	IT Botham	47.0	9	137	2	2.91	2	England	v India	Bengaluru	draw	09 Dec 1981	Test # 912
6	N Kapil Dev	40.0	3	136	3	3.40	1	India	v England	Bengaluru	draw	09 Dec 1981	Test # 912
7	TM Alderman	35.3	6	135	6	3.80	3	Australia	v England	Leeds	lost	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
8	IT Botham	42.0	9	128	4	3.04	3	England	v Australia	The Oval	draw	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
9	IT Botham	37.0	6	127	4	3.43	2	England	v West Indies	St John's	draw	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
10	N Kapil Dev	40.4	5	126	1	3.09	1	India	v England	Delhi	draw	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
11	RJ Shastri	56.0	13	125	5	2.23	2	India	v New Zealand	Auckland	draw	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
11	IT Botham	47.0	13	125	6	2.65	1	England	v Australia	The Oval	draw	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
13	JE Emburey	52.0	16	124	5	2.38	1	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	lost	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
14	IT Botham	41.0	6	122	2	2.97	2	England	v India	Delhi	draw	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
15	Sarfraz Nawaz	35.0	4	121	2	3.45	2	Pakistan	v Australia	Brisbane	lost	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
16	GR Dilley	28.4	6	116	4	4.04	2	England	v West Indies	Kingston	draw	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
17	IT Botham	28.0	6	113	2	4.03	1	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	lost	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
18	N Kapil Dev	32.0	5	112	2	3.50	1	India	v Australia	Adelaide	draw	23 Jan 1981	Test # 894
18	N Kapil Dev	38.0	9	112	3	2.94	1	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	lost	21 Feb 1981	Test # 897
20	GR Dilley	25.0	3	111	1	4.44	3	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	lost	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
20	GB Stevenson	33.0	5	111	3	3.36	2	England	v West Indies	St John's	draw	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
22	KD Ghavri	39.0	4	110	2	2.82	2	India	v Australia	Melbourne	won	07 Feb 1981	Test # 895
23	DR Doshi	52.0	14	109	3	2.09	2	India	v Australia	Melbourne	won	07 Feb 1981	Test # 895
23	TM Alderman	52.0	19	109	5	2.09	3	Australia	v England	Manchester	lost	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
23	RJ Shastri	27.0	3	109	-	4.03	1	India	v England	Delhi	draw	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
26	JE Emburey	56.0	23	108	2	1.92	2	England	v West Indies	Kingston	draw	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
27	KD Ghavri	30.0	7	107	5	3.56	2	India	v Australia	Sydney	lost	02 Jan 1981	Test # 893
27	JE Emburey	49.0	9	107	2	2.18	4	England	v Australia	Manchester	won	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
29	KD Ghavri	27.0	4	106	-	3.92	1	India	v Australia	Adelaide	draw	23 Jan 1981	Test # 894
29	GR Dilley	30.0	8	106	3	3.53	2	England	v Australia	Lord's	draw	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
31	DK Lillee	32.1	5	104	4	3.23	3	Australia	v India	Melbourne	lost	07 Feb 1981	Test # 895
31	DK Lillee	36.3	9	104	-	2.84	1	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	lost	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
31	Iqbal Qasim	55.0	17	104	3	1.89	2	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	won	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
31	JK Lever	37.0	7	104	2	2.81	2	England	v India	Delhi	draw	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
35	DR Doshi	27.0	-	103	-	3.81	2	India	v Australia	Sydney	lost	02 Jan 1981	Test # 893
36	IT Botham	29.0	5	102	3	3.51	3	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	lost	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
36	DK Lillee	35.4	7	102	-	2.85	1	Australia	v England	Lord's	draw	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
38	RM Hogg	28.0	6	100	2	3.57	2	Australia	v India	Adelaide	draw	23 Jan 1981	Test # 894
38	NS Yadav	32.0	6	100	2	3.12	2	India	v Australia	Melbourne	won	07 Feb 1981	Test # 895
38	JK Lever	36.0	9	100	5	2.77	2	England	v India	Bengaluru	draw	09 Dec 1981	Test # 912
41	GR Dilley	25.0	5	99	2	3.96	2	England	v West Indies	St John's	draw	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
41	RGD Willis	26.0	3	99	2	3.80	2	England	v India	Delhi	draw	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
43	N Kapil Dev	36.1	7	97	5	2.68	2	India	v Australia	Sydney	lost	02 Jan 1981	Test # 893
43	DL Underwood	48.0	18	97	2	2.02	2	England	v India	Delhi	draw	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
45	GF Lawson	23.0	4	96	1	4.17	3	Australia	v England	Leeds	lost	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
45	RGD Willis	30.5	2	96	3	3.11	4	England	v Australia	Manchester	won	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
47	IT Botham	39.2	11	95	6	2.41	1	England	v Australia	Leeds	won	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
48	DK Lillee	25.0	6	94	3	3.76	3	Australia	v England	Leeds	lost	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
49	CEH Croft	17.0	4	92	1	5.41	1	West Indies	v England	Kingston	draw	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
49	Imran Khan	40.0	6	92	4	2.30	2	Pakistan	v Australia	Brisbane	lost	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
51	NS Yadav	33.0	8	91	1	2.75	2	India	v New Zealand	Auckland	draw	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
51	CM Old	43.0	14	91	-	2.11	1	England	v Australia	Leeds	won	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
51	RGD Willis	31.0	6	91	4	2.93	1	England	v Australia	The Oval	draw	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
54	B Yardley	44.4	16	90	2	2.01	2	Australia	v India	Adelaide	draw	23 Jan 1981	Test # 894
54	Imran Khan	39.0	12	90	3	2.30	3	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	lost	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
56	DK Lillee	31.4	4	89	7	2.81	2	Australia	v England	The Oval	draw	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
57	TM Alderman	29.0	5	88	4	3.03	1	Australia	v England	Manchester	lost	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
57	Sarfraz Nawaz	27.0	5	88	-	3.25	3	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	lost	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
57	DL Underwood	43.0	21	88	3	2.04	2	England	v India	Bengaluru	draw	09 Dec 1981	Test # 912
60	DK Lillee	20.2	3	86	4	4.22	1	Australia	v India	Sydney	won	02 Jan 1981	Test # 893
60	IT Botham	36.0	16	86	2	2.38	4	England	v Australia	Manchester	won	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
62	JE Emburey	35.0	12	85	-	2.42	2	England	v West Indies	St John's	draw	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
62	JR Thomson	25.0	2	85	-	3.40	1	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	lost	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
62	S Madan Lal	32.0	4	85	5	2.65	1	India	v England	Delhi	draw	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
65	TM Alderman	35.0	4	84	3	2.40	2	Australia	v England	The Oval	draw	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
65	B Yardley	25.5	5	84	6	3.25	4	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	won	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
67	DR Doshi	39.0	15	83	2	2.12	1	India	v England	Bengaluru	draw	09 Dec 1981	Test # 912
67	RJ Shastri	43.0	14	83	4	1.93	1	India	v England	Bengaluru	draw	09 Dec 1981	Test # 912
67	DK Lillee	26.3	3	83	7	3.13	2	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	won	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
70	DK Lillee	26.4	8	82	3	3.07	3	Australia	v England	Lord's	draw	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
70	M Hendrick	29.2	6	82	4	2.79	3	England	v Australia	The Oval	draw	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
72	GF Lawson	43.1	14	81	7	1.87	1	Australia	v England	Lord's	draw	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
72	Iqbal Qasim	26.0	4	81	2	3.11	3	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	lost	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
72	DK Lillee	20.0	3	81	5	4.05	1	Australia	v Pakistan	Brisbane	won	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
72	Sikander Bakht	24.0	2	81	1	3.37	2	Pakistan	v Australia	Brisbane	lost	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
76	DK Lillee	34.0	10	80	4	2.35	2	Australia	v India	Adelaide	draw	23 Jan 1981	Test # 894
76	LS Pascoe	29.0	4	80	2	2.75	3	Australia	v India	Melbourne	lost	07 Feb 1981	Test # 895
76	CEH Croft	29.0	7	80	2	2.75	3	West Indies	v England	Kingston	draw	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
79	DK Lillee	18.0	2	79	3	4.38	3	Australia	v India	Sydney	won	02 Jan 1981	Test # 893
79	DR Doshi	69.0	34	79	2	1.14	2	India	v New Zealand	Auckland	draw	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
79	TM Alderman	30.2	7	79	1	2.60	1	Australia	v England	Lord's	draw	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
79	Sikander Bakht	23.0	3	79	2	3.43	3	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	lost	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
83	GR Dilley	27.0	4	78	2	2.88	1	England	v Australia	Leeds	won	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
83	DK Lillee	20.0	3	78	1	3.90	4	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	won	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
85	IT Botham	25.1	5	77	4	3.05	1	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	lost	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
85	B Yardley	24.0	4	77	4	3.20	3	Australia	v Pakistan	Brisbane	won	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
87	RD Jackman	25.0	5	76	2	3.04	3	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	lost	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
87	MR Whitney	23.0	3	76	-	3.30	2	Australia	v England	The Oval	draw	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
87	JE Emburey	23.0	3	76	1	3.30	3	England	v Australia	The Oval	draw	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
87	Ijaz Faqih	22.0	1	76	1	3.45	2	Pakistan	v Australia	Brisbane	lost	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
91	JG Bracewell	41.0	19	75	5	1.82	3	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	draw	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
91	GR Dilley	24.0	4	75	-	3.12	2	England	v India	Bengaluru	draw	09 Dec 1981	Test # 912
93	CEH Croft	25.0	5	74	6	2.96	1	West Indies	v England	St John's	draw	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
93	MR Whitney	27.0	6	74	2	2.74	3	Australia	v England	Manchester	lost	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
93	TM Alderman	25.0	6	74	2	2.96	1	Australia	v Pakistan	Brisbane	won	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
96	GR Dilley	28.0	4	73	-	2.60	1	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	lost	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
96	IT Botham	26.1	9	73	2	2.78	2	England	v West Indies	Kingston	draw	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
96	Wasim Raja	37.0	7	73	1	1.97	2	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	won	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
99	RGD Willis	30.0	8	72	-	2.40	1	England	v Australia	Leeds	won	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
99	IT Botham	28.0	6	72	4	2.57	1	England	v India	Wankhede	lost	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911

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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