Batting Most Runs Innings IN England

Cricket Records in The Ashes, 1981 IN England

High scores

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Innings in match	Match Date	Scorecard
IT Botham	149*	219	148	27	1	100.67	England	v Australia	Leeds	3	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
G Boycott	137	441	321	7	-	42.67	England	v Australia	The Oval	2	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
AR Border	123*	420	356	17	-	34.55	Australia	v England	Manchester	4	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
IT Botham	118	123	102	13	6	115.68	England	v Australia	Manchester	3	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
GN Yallop	114	177	125	17	-	91.20	Australia	v England	Manchester	4	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
AR Border	106*	290	230	13	-	46.08	Australia	v England	The Oval	1	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
DM Wellham	103	266	221	12	-	46.60	Australia	v England	The Oval	3	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
J Dyson	102	294	234	14	-	43.58	Australia	v England	Leeds	1	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
DI Gower	89	245	207	11	1	42.99	England	v Australia	Lord's	3	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
KJ Hughes	89	270	208	8	-	42.78	Australia	v England	Leeds	1	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
AR Border	84	192	152	8	-	55.26	Australia	v England	The Oval	3	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
P Willey	82	246	181	12	-	45.30	England	v Australia	Lord's	1	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
CJ Tavare	78	423	289	3	-	26.98	England	v Australia	Manchester	3	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
APE Knott	70*	167	138	11	-	50.72	England	v Australia	The Oval	4	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
CJ Tavare	69	287	193	7	-	35.75	England	v Australia	Manchester	1	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
GM Wood	66	168	129	6	-	51.16	Australia	v England	The Oval	1	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
AR Border	64	208	164	8	1	39.02	Australia	v England	Lord's	2	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
AR Border	63	266	204	7	-	30.88	Australia	v England	Nottingham	2	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
GM Wood	62*	168	131	6	-	47.32	Australia	v England	Lord's	4	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
G Boycott	60	279	211	5	-	28.43	England	v Australia	Lord's	3	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
MW Gatting	59	168	137	9	-	43.06	England	v Australia	Lord's	1	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
APE Knott	59	115	89	8	-	66.29	England	v Australia	Manchester	3	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
GN Yallop	58	208	167	5	-	34.73	Australia	v England	Leeds	1	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
JE Emburey	57	161	122	7	-	46.72	England	v Australia	Manchester	3	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
GR Dilley	56	80	75	9	-	74.66	England	v Australia	Leeds	3	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
MW Gatting	56	85	70	7	-	80.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	4	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
MF Kent	54	179	129	7	-	41.86	Australia	v England	The Oval	1	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
MW Gatting	53	157	114	5	-	46.49	England	v Australia	The Oval	2	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
PJW Allott	52*	117	92	5	-	56.52	England	v Australia	Manchester	1	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
MW Gatting	52	154	117	6	-	44.44	England	v Australia	Nottingham	1	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
MF Kent	52	70	45	7	-	115.55	Australia	v England	Manchester	2	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
RW Marsh	52	96	83	7	-	62.65	Australia	v England	The Oval	3	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
JM Brearley	51	166	160	7	-	31.87	England	v Australia	The Oval	4	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
IT Botham	50	80	54	8	-	92.59	England	v Australia	Leeds	2	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
JM Brearley	48	166	109	6	-	44.03	England	v Australia	Birmingham	1	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
RW Marsh	47	143	116	9	-	40.51	Australia	v England	Lord's	2	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
KJ Hughes	47	112	101	7	-	46.53	Australia	v England	Birmingham	2	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
RW Marsh	47	110	101	6	1	46.53	Australia	v England	Manchester	4	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
G Boycott	46	215	141	1	-	32.62	England	v Australia	Leeds	3	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
MF Kent	46	109	81	6	-	56.79	Australia	v England	Birmingham	2	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
GA Gooch	44	74	53	6	-	83.01	England	v Australia	Lord's	1	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
GM Wood	44	61	59	5	-	74.57	Australia	v England	Lord's	2	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
KJ Hughes	43	90	72	8	-	59.72	Australia	v England	Manchester	4	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
KJ Hughes	42	141	118	5	-	35.59	Australia	v England	Lord's	2	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
DK Lillee	40*	107	86	5	-	46.51	Australia	v England	Lord's	2	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
AR Border	40	213	175	4	-	22.85	Australia	v England	Birmingham	4	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
MW Gatting	39	103	71	3	-	54.92	England	v Australia	Birmingham	3	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
J Dyson	38	145	89	1	-	42.69	Australia	v England	Nottingham	4	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
GM Wood	38	174	139	2	-	27.33	Australia	v England	Birmingham	2	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
JE Emburey	37*	92	79	5	-	46.83	England	v Australia	Birmingham	3	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
G Boycott	37	170	122	2	-	30.32	England	v Australia	Manchester	3	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
APE Knott	36	68	49	4	-	73.46	England	v Australia	The Oval	2	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
GN Yallop	35	85	62	3	-	56.45	Australia	v England	The Oval	3	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
GR Dilley	34	71	49	6	-	69.38	England	v Australia	Nottingham	1	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
J Dyson	34	119	83	3	-	40.96	Australia	v England	Leeds	4	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
GM Wood	34	71	55	4	-	61.81	Australia	v England	Leeds	1	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
W Larkins	34	93	75	4	-	45.33	England	v Australia	The Oval	2	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
IT Botham	33	65	38	4	-	86.84	England	v Australia	Nottingham	3	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
RJ Bright	33	126	97	4	-	34.02	Australia	v England	Lord's	2	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
P Willey	33	84	56	6	-	58.92	England	v Australia	Leeds	3	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
MW Gatting	32	55	42	4	-	76.19	England	v Australia	Manchester	1	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
JE Emburey	31	171	124	1	-	25.00	England	v Australia	Lord's	1	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
KJ Hughes	31	101	67	1	-	46.26	Australia	v England	The Oval	1	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
GN Yallop	30	114	96	5	-	31.25	Australia	v England	Birmingham	4	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
GN Yallop	30	98	70	3	-	42.85	Australia	v England	Birmingham	2	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
CM Old	29	54	31	6	-	93.54	England	v Australia	Leeds	3	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
G Boycott	29	190	136	3	-	21.32	England	v Australia	Birmingham	3	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
DI Gower	28	117	72	3	-	38.88	England	v Australia	Nottingham	3	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
RW Marsh	28	65	50	5	-	56.00	Australia	v England	Leeds	1	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
DK Lillee	28	83	65	3	-	43.07	Australia	v England	Manchester	4	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
GR Dilley	27*	41	38	3	-	71.05	England	v Australia	Lord's	3	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
G Boycott	27	82	53	1	-	50.94	England	v Australia	Nottingham	1	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
DI Gower	27	124	86	4	-	31.39	England	v Australia	Lord's	1	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
TM Chappell	27	161	135	2	-	20.00	Australia	v England	Leeds	1	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
RJ Bright	27	63	51	4	-	52.94	Australia	v England	Birmingham	2	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
DI Gower	26	65	39	4	-	66.66	England	v Australia	Nottingham	1	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
IT Botham	26	58	43	3	-	60.46	England	v Australia	Birmingham	1	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
GN Yallop	26	59	50	1	-	52.00	Australia	v England	The Oval	1	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
DI Gower	24	58	50	3	-	48.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	2	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
W Larkins	24	119	78	4	-	30.76	England	v Australia	The Oval	4	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
CJ Tavare	24	127	91	2	-	26.37	England	v Australia	The Oval	2	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
DM Wellham	24	112	93	1	-	25.80	Australia	v England	The Oval	1	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
CM Old	23	27	24	3	-	95.83	England	v Australia	Birmingham	3	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
DI Gower	23	70	59	2	-	38.98	England	v Australia	Birmingham	3	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
DI Gower	23	69	49	3	-	46.93	England	v Australia	Manchester	1	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
KJ Hughes	22	58	53	3	-	41.50	Australia	v England	Nottingham	4	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
RJ Bright	22	85	55	2	-	40.00	Australia	v England	Manchester	2	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
RA Woolmer	21	116	82	3	-	25.60	England	v Australia	Lord's	1	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
GA Gooch	21	50	43	3	-	48.83	England	v Australia	Birmingham	1	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
GA Gooch	21	116	93	3	-	22.58	England	v Australia	Birmingham	3	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
MW Gatting	21	89	46	2	-	45.65	England	v Australia	Birmingham	1	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
GM Wood	21	62	46	1	-	45.65	Australia	v England	The Oval	3	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
TM Chappell	20*	94	65	-	-	30.76	Australia	v England	Nottingham	4	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
AR Border	20	65	49	2	-	40.81	Australia	v England	Nottingham	4	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
GA Gooch	20	40	32	2	-	62.50	England	v Australia	Lord's	3	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
RW Marsh	19	21	13	3	-	146.15	Australia	v England	Nottingham	2	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
RJ Bright	19	49	32	2	-	59.37	Australia	v England	Leeds	4	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
GM Wood	19	27	16	3	1	118.75	Australia	v England	Manchester	2	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
DK Lillee	18	40	43	3	-	41.86	Australia	v England	Birmingham	2	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
TM Chappell	17	122	80	1	-	21.25	Australia	v England	Nottingham	2	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903

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