Batting Most Runs Innings

High scores in 1981 in Tests

High scores

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Innings in match	Match Date	Scorecard
KJ Hughes	213	383	301	21	0	70.76	Australia	v India	Adelaide	1	23 Jan 1981	Test # 894
GS Chappell	204	408	296	27	0	68.91	Australia	v India	Sydney	2	2 Jan 1981	Test # 893
GS Chappell	201	417	296	6	0	67.90	Australia	v Pakistan	Brisbane	2	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
IVA Richards	182*	383	256	23	2	71.09	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	3	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
SM Patil	174	301	240	22	1	72.50	India	v Australia	Adelaide	2	23 Jan 1981	Test # 894
SM Gavaskar	172	708	472	19	0	36.44	India	v England	Bengaluru	2	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
DI Gower	154*	461	403	16	1	38.21	England	v West Indies	Kingston	3	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
GA Gooch	153	314	213	21	2	71.83	England	v West Indies	Kingston	1	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
IT Botham	149*	219	148	27	1	100.67	England	v Australia	Leeds	3	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
CJ Tavare	149	454	303	18	0	49.17	England	v India	Delhi	1	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
GP Howarth	137*	353	237	15	0	57.80	New Zealand	v India	Wellington	1	21 Feb 1981	Test # 897
G Boycott	137	441	321	7	0	42.67	England	v Australia	The Oval	2	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
GM Wood	125	286	217	10	1	57.60	Australia	v India	Adelaide	1	23 Jan 1981	Test # 894
AR Border	124	303	265	12	0	46.79	Australia	v India	Melbourne	2	7 Feb 1981	Test # 895
JF Reid	123*	446	429	11	0	28.67	New Zealand	v India	Christchurch	2	6 Mar 1981	Test # 898
AR Border	123*	420	356	17	0	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
GA Gooch	116	310	210	13	0	55.23	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	4	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
GR Viswanath	114	274	222	11	0	51.35	India	v Australia	Melbourne	1	7 Feb 1981	Test # 895
IVA Richards	114	306	226	21	1	50.44	West Indies	v England	St John's	2	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
GN Yallop	114	177	125	17	0	91.20	Australia	v England	Manchester	4	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
JG Wright	110	460	434	10	1	25.34	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	2	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
GR Viswanath	107	268	200	14	0	53.50	India	v England	Delhi	2	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
AR Border	106*	290	230	13	0	46.08	Australia	v England	The Oval	1	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
KJ Hughes	106	271	198	16	0	53.53	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	3	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
G Boycott	105	440	285	7	0	36.84	England	v India	Delhi	1	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
G Boycott	104*	350	257	8	0	40.46	England	v West Indies	St John's	3	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
DM Wellham	103	266	221	12	0	46.60	Australia	v England	The Oval	3	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
P Willey	102*	226	158	15	1	64.55	England	v West Indies	St John's	1	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
J Dyson	102	294	234	14	0	43.58	Australia	v England	Leeds	1	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
KJ Hughes	100*	266	200	11	0	50.00	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	1	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
CH Lloyd	100	238	167	17	0	59.88	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	1	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
GM Wood	100	375	305	3	0	32.78	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	2	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
CPS Chauhan	97	342	227	11	0	42.73	India	v Australia	Adelaide	2	23 Jan 1981	Test # 894
DL Haynes	96	286	199	10	0	48.24	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	1	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
CH Lloyd	95	209	168	19	0	56.54	West Indies	v England	Kingston	2	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
Mudassar Nazar	95	273	202	9	0	47.02	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	1	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
RJ Shastri	93	386	243	9	0	38.27	India	v England	Delhi	2	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
HA Gomes	90*	319	220	10	0	40.90	West Indies	v England	Kingston	2	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
Zaheer Abbas	90	221	174	9	0	51.72	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	1	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
DI Gower	89	245	207	11	1	42.99	England	v Australia	Lord's	3	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
KJ Hughes	89	270	208	8	0	42.78	Australia	v England	Leeds	1	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
CPS Chauhan	85	243	198	12	0	42.92	India	v Australia	Melbourne	3	7 Feb 1981	Test # 895
BM Laird	85	298	201	6	0	42.28	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	3	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
CG Greenidge	84	223	191	12	0	43.97	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	1	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
DL Haynes	84	285	213	11	0	39.43	West Indies	v England	Kingston	2	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
AR Border	84	192	152	8	0	55.26	Australia	v England	The Oval	3	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
GA Gooch	83	191	158	8	0	52.53	England	v West Indies	St John's	3	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
P Willey	82	246	181	12	0	45.30	England	v Australia	Lord's	1	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
DI Gower	82	249	178	12	0	46.06	England	v India	Bengaluru	1	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
Zaheer Abbas	80	157	116	10	0	68.96	Pakistan	v Australia	Brisbane	1	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
Javed Miandad	79	174	128	4	0	61.71	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	4	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
KD Walters	78	209	148	6	0	52.70	Australia	v India	Melbourne	2	7 Feb 1981	Test # 895
CPS Chauhan	78	266	216	9	0	36.11	India	v New Zealand	Christchurch	1	6 Mar 1981	Test # 898
SMH Kirmani	78	278	230	5	0	33.91	India	v New Zealand	Auckland	1	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
CJ Tavare	78	423	289	3	0	26.98	England	v Australia	Manchester	3	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
GS Chappell	76	227	175	6	0	43.42	Australia	v India	Melbourne	2	7 Feb 1981	Test # 895
JF Reid	74	272	269	5	0	27.50	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	2	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
Majid Khan	74	188	155	7	0	47.74	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	1	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
GM Wood	72	206	128	8	2	56.25	Australia	v Pakistan	Brisbane	2	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
EH Mattis	71	209	181	10	1	39.22	West Indies	v England	St John's	2	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
GA Gooch	71	260	176	11	0	40.34	England	v India	Delhi	1	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
APE Knott	70*	167	138	11	0	50.72	England	v Australia	The Oval	4	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
Imran Khan	70*	155	111	5	1	63.06	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	1	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
SM Gavaskar	70	226	180	5	0	38.88	India	v Australia	Melbourne	3	7 Feb 1981	Test # 895
G Boycott	70	307	229	7	0	30.56	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	3	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
CJ Tavare	69	287	193	7	0	35.75	England	v Australia	Manchester	1	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
KD Walters	67	151	107	6	0	62.61	Australia	v India	Sydney	2	2 Jan 1981	Test # 893
P Willey	67	174	120	7	0	55.83	England	v West Indies	Kingston	3	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
SMH Kirmani	67	215	142	9	0	47.18	India	v England	Delhi	2	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
CH Lloyd	66	136	83	8	2	79.51	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	3	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
GM Wood	66	168	129	6	0	51.16	Australia	v England	The Oval	1	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
IT Botham	66	78	48	2	5	137.50	England	v India	Delhi	1	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
AR Border	66	190	136	2	0	48.52	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	3	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
SM Patil	65*	142	78	9	0	83.33	India	v Australia	Sydney	1	2 Jan 1981	Test # 893
JV Coney	65	261	207	7	0	31.40	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	2	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
K Srikkanth	65	140	88	8	0	73.86	India	v England	Bengaluru	2	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
CH Lloyd	64	193	148	9	0	43.24	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	1	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
SM Patil	64	137	113	10	0	56.63	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	2	21 Feb 1981	Test # 897
AR Border	64	208	164	8	1	39.02	Australia	v England	Lord's	2	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
BM Laird	64	210	146	5	0	43.83	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	3	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
CG Greenidge	63	145	123	10	0	51.21	West Indies	v England	St John's	2	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
AR Border	63	266	204	7	0	30.88	Australia	v England	Nottingham	2	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
GM Wood	62*	168	131	6	0	47.32	Australia	v England	Lord's	4	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
CG Greenidge	62	165	121	8	1	51.23	West Indies	v England	Kingston	2	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
Javed Miandad	62	168	129	4	0	48.06	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	1	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
DB Vengsarkar	61	212	152	8	0	40.13	India	v New Zealand	Christchurch	1	6 Mar 1981	Test # 898
G Boycott	60	279	211	5	0	28.43	England	v Australia	Lord's	3	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
G Boycott	60	218	194	4	0	30.92	England	v India	Wankhede	2	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
MW Gatting	59	168	137	9	0	43.06	England	v Australia	Lord's	1	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
APE Knott	59	115	89	8	0	66.29	England	v Australia	Manchester	3	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
N Kapil Dev	59	98	58	10	1	101.72	India	v England	Bengaluru	2	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
MA Holding	58*	104	78	5	3	74.35	West Indies	v England	St John's	2	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
HA Gomes	58	234	166	6	0	34.93	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	1	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
CH Lloyd	58	164	117	10	0	49.57	West Indies	v England	St John's	2	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
GN Yallop	58	208	167	5	0	34.73	Australia	v England	Leeds	1	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
GA Gooch	58	161	114	7	0	50.87	England	v India	Bengaluru	1	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
AR Border	57	123	78	6	0	73.07	Australia	v India	Adelaide	1	23 Jan 1981	Test # 894
SM Patil	57	100	93	8	1	61.29	India	v New Zealand	Auckland	3	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
JE Emburey	57	161	122	7	0	46.72	England	v Australia	Manchester	3	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907

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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]

England vs India at Delhi, England tour of India 3rd Test, Dec 23-28, 1981 [Test # 914]

Pakistan vs Australia at Melbourne, Pakistan tour of Australia 3rd Test, Dec 11-15, 1981 [Test # 913]