High scores in 1981 in FC+LA+T20s
High scores
Player | Runs | Mins | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Innings in match | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 221* | - | - | - | - | - | Victoria | v West Aust | Melbourne | 1 | 27 Nov 1981 | First-class | |
| 213 | 383 | 301 | 21 | - | 70.76 | Australia | v India | Adelaide | 1 | 23 Jan 1981 | Test # 894 | |
| 204 | 408 | 296 | 27 | - | 68.91 | Australia | v India | Sydney | 2 | 2 Jan 1981 | Test # 893 | |
| 201 | 417 | 296 | 6 | - | 67.90 | Australia | v Pakistan | Brisbane | 2 | 27 Nov 1981 | Test # 910 | |
| 200* | - | - | - | - | - | Victoria | v West Aust | Melbourne | 1 | 27 Nov 1981 | First-class | |
| 200* | 475 | 387 | 22 | - | 51.67 | West Indians | v Queensland | Brisbane | 1 | 11 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 187 | - | - | - | - | - | England XI | v WICB Pres XI | Pointe-a-Pierre | 1 | 23 Jan 1981 | First-class | |
| 182* | 383 | 256 | 23 | 2 | 71.09 | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 3 | 13 Mar 1981 | Test # 900 | |
| 174 | 301 | 240 | 22 | 1 | 72.50 | India | v Australia | Adelaide | 2 | 23 Jan 1981 | Test # 894 | |
| 172 | - | - | - | - | - | Queensland | v South Aust | Adelaide | 1 | 17 Jan 1981 | First-class | |
| 172 | 708 | 472 | 19 | - | 36.44 | India | v England | Bengaluru | 2 | 9 Dec 1981 | Test # 912 | |
| 171 | - | - | - | - | - | Queensland | v Tasmania | Brisbane | 2 | 9 Jan 1981 | First-class | |
| 168 | - | - | - | - | - | Queensland | v Victoria | Brisbane | 3 | 16 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 164* | - | - | - | - | - | West Zone | v Central Zone | Nagpur | 2 | 30 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 164 | - | - | - | - | - | NSW | v South Aust | Sydney | 1 | 3 Dec 1981 | List A | |
| 162 | 238 | 198 | 20 | 2 | 81.81 | Queensland | v Pakistanis | Brisbane | 2 | 30 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 157 | - | - | - | - | - | South Aust | v NSW | Adelaide | 1 | 7 Nov 1981 | First-class | |
| 154* | 461 | 403 | 16 | 1 | 38.21 | England | v West Indies | Kingston | 3 | 10 Apr 1981 | Test # 902 | |
| 153* | - | - | - | - | - | Victoria | v South Aust | Geelong | 2 | 7 Mar 1981 | First-class | |
| 153* | - | - | - | - | - | Glamorgan | v Warwickshire | Birmingham | 1 | 12 Aug 1981 | First-class | |
| 153 | 314 | 213 | 21 | 2 | 71.83 | England | v West Indies | Kingston | 1 | 10 Apr 1981 | Test # 902 | |
| 151 | 382 | 298 | 12 | - | 50.67 | West Aust | v Pakistanis | W.A.C.A | 2 | 23 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 149* | 219 | 148 | 27 | 1 | 100.67 | England | v Australia | Leeds | 3 | 16 Jul 1981 | Test # 905 | |
| 149 | 454 | 303 | 18 | - | 49.17 | England | v India | Delhi | 1 | 23 Dec 1981 | Test # 914 | |
| 147 | - | - | - | - | - | West Zone | v East Zone | Eden Gardens | 3 | 20 Feb 1981 | First-class | |
| 146* | - | - | - | - | - | NSW | v South Aust | Sydney | 3 | 10 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 144* | - | - | - | - | - | West Aust | v South Aust | Adelaide | 2 | 8 Jan 1981 | First-class | |
| 140* | - | - | - | - | - | Queensland | v Victoria | Geelong | 1 | 26 Feb 1981 | First-class | |
| 140 | - | - | - | - | - | West Aust | v Queensland | W.A.C.A | 1 | 7 Mar 1981 | First-class | |
| 140 | - | - | - | - | - | West Aust | v Queensland | Brisbane | 1 | 20 Nov 1981 | First-class | |
| 138 | - | - | - | - | - | Essex | v Somerset | Chelmsford | 1 | 16 May 1981 | List A | |
| 138 | 256 | 227 | 20 | 1 | 60.79 | Pakistanis | v Queensland | Brisbane | 1 | 30 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 137* | 353 | 237 | 15 | - | 57.80 | New Zealand | v India | Wellington | 1 | 21 Feb 1981 | Test # 897 | |
| 137* | - | - | - | - | - | Leics | v Surrey | The Oval | 1 | 22 Jul 1981 | List A | |
| 137* | - | - | - | - | - | South Aust | v NSW | Sydney | 4 | 10 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 137 | 441 | 321 | 7 | - | 42.67 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 2 | 27 Aug 1981 | Test # 908 | |
| 134 | - | - | - | - | - | NSW | v West Aust | W.A.C.A | 4 | 27 Feb 1981 | First-class | |
| 134 | - | - | - | - | - | West Zone | v East Zone | Brabourne | 2 | 5 Nov 1981 | First-class | |
| 132* | - | - | - | - | - | Somerset | v Surrey | Lord's | 2 | 25 Jul 1981 | List A | |
| 132 | - | - | - | - | - | Warwickshire | v Glamorgan | Birmingham | 2 | 12 Aug 1981 | First-class | |
| 132 | - | - | - | - | - | South Aust | v Pakistanis | Adelaide | 2 | 26 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 131 | 364 | 317 | 13 | - | 41.32 | West Aust | v Pakistanis | W.A.C.A | 2 | 23 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 128* | - | - | - | - | - | NSW | v Tasmania | Sydney | 3 | 6 Mar 1981 | First-class | |
| 126 | - | - | - | - | - | South Zone | v North Zone | Thiruvananthapuram | 1 | 23 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 126 | - | - | - | - | - | Queensland | v South Aust | Brisbane | 1 | 17 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 126 | - | - | - | - | - | Pakistanis | v South Aust | Adelaide | 1 | 26 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 125 | 286 | 217 | 10 | 1 | 57.60 | Australia | v India | Adelaide | 1 | 23 Jan 1981 | Test # 894 | |
| 125 | - | - | - | - | - | Bombay | v Rest of Ind | Indore | 1 | 16 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 124 | 303 | 265 | 12 | - | 46.79 | Australia | v India | Melbourne | 2 | 7 Feb 1981 | Test # 895 | |
| 124 | - | - | - | - | - | Lancashire | v Warwickshire | Manchester | 1 | 9 May 1981 | List A | |
| 123* | 446 | 429 | 11 | - | 28.67 | New Zealand | v India | Christchurch | 2 | 6 Mar 1981 | Test # 898 | |
| 123* | 420 | 356 | 17 | - | 34.55 | Australia | v England | Manchester | 4 | 13 Aug 1981 | Test # 907 | |
| 123* | - | - | - | - | - | NSW | v Victoria | Sydney | 2 | 19 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 122 | - | - | - | - | - | South Aust | v Queensland | Adelaide | 4 | 17 Jan 1981 | First-class | |
| 122 | - | - | - | - | - | Victoria | v South Aust | Geelong | 2 | 7 Mar 1981 | First-class | |
| 122 | - | - | - | - | - | England XI | v Jamaica | Kingston | 3 | 4 Apr 1981 | First-class | |
| 121 | 152 | 137 | 18 | 1 | 88.32 | West Indians | v Queensland | Brisbane | 1 | 11 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 119* | - | - | - | - | - | England XI | v South Zone | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 2 | 4 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 118* | - | - | - | - | - | Yorkshire | v Scotland | Bradford | 1 | 21 May 1981 | List A | |
| 118* | - | - | 13 | - | - | Kent | v Yorkshire | Canterbury | 2 | 11 Jul 1981 | List A | |
| 118* | - | - | - | - | - | NSW | v Victoria | Sydney | 4 | 19 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 118 | - | - | - | - | - | Tasmania | v Queensland | Brisbane | 3 | 9 Jan 1981 | First-class | |
| 118 | 123 | 102 | 13 | 6 | 115.68 | England | v Australia | Manchester | 3 | 13 Aug 1981 | Test # 907 | |
| 117* | 200 | 159 | 10 | - | 73.58 | Australia | v West Indies | Sydney | 2 | 24 Nov 1981 | ODI # 124 | |
| 117 | - | - | - | - | - | England XI | v Trinidad & T | Port of Spain | 1 | 7 Feb 1981 | First-class | |
| 117 | - | - | - | - | - | Pakistanis | v South Aust | Adelaide | 3 | 26 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 116 | 310 | 210 | 13 | - | 55.23 | England | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 4 | 13 Mar 1981 | Test # 900 | |
| 116 | - | - | - | - | - | Jamaica | v England XI | Kingston | 2 | 4 Apr 1981 | First-class | |
| 114 | - | - | - | - | - | Tasmania | v West Aust | Devonport | 1 | 17 Jan 1981 | First-class | |
| 114 | 274 | 222 | 11 | - | 51.35 | India | v Australia | Melbourne | 1 | 7 Feb 1981 | Test # 895 | |
| 114 | 306 | 226 | 21 | 1 | 50.44 | West Indies | v England | St John's | 2 | 27 Mar 1981 | Test # 901 | |
| 114 | 177 | 125 | 17 | - | 91.20 | Australia | v England | Manchester | 4 | 13 Aug 1981 | Test # 907 | |
| 113* | - | - | - | - | - | Leics | v Gloucs | Leicester | 1 | 9 May 1981 | List A | |
| 113 | - | - | - | - | - | West Aust | v NSW | W.A.C.A | 2 | 30 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 111* | - | - | - | - | - | NSW | v Victoria | Sydney | 1 | 19 Nov 1981 | List A | |
| 111 | - | - | - | - | - | South Aust | v Victoria | Geelong | 1 | 7 Mar 1981 | First-class | |
| 111 | - | - | - | - | - | Northants | v Derbyshire | Lord's | 1 | 5 Sep 1981 | List A | |
| 110* | - | - | - | - | - | West Aust | v South Aust | W.A.C.A | 3 | 16 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 110 | 460 | 434 | 10 | 1 | 25.34 | New Zealand | v India | Auckland | 2 | 13 Mar 1981 | Test # 899 | |
| 110 | 169 | 129 | 12 | - | 85.27 | Pakistanis | v West Aust | W.A.C.A | 1 | 23 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 109* | - | - | - | - | - | Glamorgan | v Warwickshire | Birmingham | 3 | 12 Aug 1981 | First-class | |
| 109 | - | - | - | - | - | East Zone | v West Zone | Brabourne | 1 | 5 Nov 1981 | First-class | |
| 108* | - | - | - | - | - | Victoria | v NSW | Sydney | 2 | 19 Nov 1981 | List A | |
| 108 | 208 | 150 | 8 | - | 72.00 | Australia | v England | Leeds | 1 | 8 Jun 1981 | ODI # 121 | |
| 108 | - | - | - | - | - | West Zone | v East Zone | Brabourne | 2 | 5 Nov 1981 | First-class | |
| 108 | - | - | - | - | - | NSW | v South Aust | Adelaide | 2 | 7 Nov 1981 | First-class | |
| 108 | - | - | - | - | - | England XI | v South Zone | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 4 | 4 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 108 | 145 | 110 | 12 | - | 98.18 | Pakistan | v Australia | Sydney | 2 | 17 Dec 1981 | ODI # 128 | |
| 107 | 268 | 200 | 14 | - | 53.50 | India | v England | Delhi | 2 | 23 Dec 1981 | Test # 914 | |
| 106* | 290 | 230 | 13 | - | 46.08 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 1 | 27 Aug 1981 | Test # 908 | |
| 106 | - | - | - | - | - | South Aust | v NSW | Adelaide | 1 | 7 Nov 1981 | First-class | |
| 106 | 271 | 198 | 16 | - | 53.53 | Australia | v Pakistan | W.A.C.A | 3 | 13 Nov 1981 | Test # 909 | |
| 106 | - | - | - | - | - | South Aust | v Pakistanis | Adelaide | 2 | 26 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 105* | - | - | - | - | - | WICB Pres XI | v England XI | Pointe-a-Pierre | 2 | 23 Jan 1981 | First-class | |
| 105* | - | - | - | - | - | Notts | v Hampshire | Bournemouth | 1 | 4 Jul 1981 | First-class | |
| 105 | 440 | 285 | 7 | - | 36.84 | England | v India | Delhi | 1 | 23 Dec 1981 | Test # 914 | |
| 104* | 350 | 257 | 8 | - | 40.46 | England | v West Indies | St John's | 3 | 27 Mar 1981 | Test # 901 | |
| 104 | - | - | - | - | - | East Zone | v South Zone | Cuttack | 1 | 30 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 103* | - | - | - | - | - | Yorkshire | v Derbyshire | Derby | 2 | 9 May 1981 | List A | |
| 103* | - | - | - | - | - | Queensland | v South Aust | Brisbane | 3 | 17 Dec 1981 | First-class |
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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
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Australia vs West Indies at Melbourne, West Indies tour of Australia 1st Test, Dec 26-30, 1981 [Test # 915]
Pakistan vs South Australia at Adelaide, Pakistan tour of Australia Tour Match, Dec 26-29, 1981 [First-class]
Natal (SACB/SACBOC) vs Eastern Province (SACB/SACBOC) at Pietermaritzburg, Howa Bowl , Dec 26-28, 1981 [First-class]