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
IVA Richards	182*	383	256	23	2	71.09	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	3	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
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	-	49.17	England	v India	Delhi	1	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
G Boycott	137	441	321	7	-	42.67	England	v Australia	The Oval	2	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
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	-	55.23	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	4	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
IVA Richards	114	306	226	21	1	50.44	West Indies	v England	St John's	2	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
G Boycott	105	440	285	7	-	36.84	England	v India	Delhi	1	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
G Boycott	104*	350	257	8	-	40.46	England	v West Indies	St John's	3	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
P Willey	102*	226	158	15	1	64.55	England	v West Indies	St John's	1	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
CH Lloyd	100	238	167	17	-	59.88	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	1	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
DL Haynes	96	286	199	10	-	48.24	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	1	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
CH Lloyd	95	209	168	19	-	56.54	West Indies	v England	Kingston	2	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
HA Gomes	90*	319	220	10	-	40.90	West Indies	v England	Kingston	2	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
DI Gower	89	245	207	11	1	42.99	England	v Australia	Lord's	3	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
CG Greenidge	84	223	191	12	-	43.97	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	1	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
DL Haynes	84	285	213	11	-	39.43	West Indies	v England	Kingston	2	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
GA Gooch	83	191	158	8	-	52.53	England	v West Indies	St John's	3	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
P Willey	82	246	181	12	-	45.30	England	v Australia	Lord's	1	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
DI Gower	82	249	178	12	-	46.06	England	v India	Bengaluru	1	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
CJ Tavare	78	423	289	3	-	26.98	England	v Australia	Manchester	3	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
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	-	40.34	England	v India	Delhi	1	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
APE Knott	70*	167	138	11	-	50.72	England	v Australia	The Oval	4	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
G Boycott	70	307	229	7	-	30.56	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	3	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
CJ Tavare	69	287	193	7	-	35.75	England	v Australia	Manchester	1	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
P Willey	67	174	120	7	-	55.83	England	v West Indies	Kingston	3	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
CH Lloyd	66	136	83	8	2	79.51	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	3	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
IT Botham	66	78	48	2	5	137.50	England	v India	Delhi	1	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
CH Lloyd	64	193	148	9	-	43.24	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	1	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
CG Greenidge	63	145	123	10	-	51.21	West Indies	v England	St John's	2	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
CG Greenidge	62	165	121	8	1	51.23	West Indies	v England	Kingston	2	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
G Boycott	60	279	211	5	-	28.43	England	v Australia	Lord's	3	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
G Boycott	60	218	194	4	-	30.92	England	v India	Wankhede	2	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
MW Gatting	59	168	137	9	-	43.06	England	v Australia	Lord's	1	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
APE Knott	59	115	89	8	-	66.29	England	v Australia	Manchester	3	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
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	-	34.93	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	1	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
CH Lloyd	58	164	117	10	-	49.57	West Indies	v England	St John's	2	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
GA Gooch	58	161	114	7	-	50.87	England	v India	Bengaluru	1	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
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
CJ Tavare	56	309	239	5	-	23.43	England	v India	Wankhede	2	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
IT Botham	55	136	97	8	1	56.70	England	v India	Bengaluru	1	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
HA Gomes	55	175	108	4	-	50.92	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	2	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
DI Gower	54	144	103	7	-	52.42	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	4	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
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
GR Dilley	52	168	110	5	-	47.27	England	v India	Bengaluru	1	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
JM Brearley	51	166	160	7	-	31.87	England	v Australia	The Oval	4	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
KWR Fletcher	51	169	107	4	-	47.66	England	v India	Delhi	1	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
AME Roberts	50*	84	75	3	4	66.66	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	1	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
IT Botham	50	80	54	8	-	92.59	England	v Australia	Leeds	2	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
G Boycott	50	224	166	5	-	30.12	England	v India	Bengaluru	3	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
DI Gower	48	188	140	5	-	34.28	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	2	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
JM Brearley	48	166	109	6	-	44.03	England	v Australia	Birmingham	1	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
DA Murray	46	113	89	5	-	51.68	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	1	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
J Garner	46	144	93	3	-	49.46	West Indies	v England	St John's	2	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
G Boycott	46	215	141	1	-	32.62	England	v Australia	Leeds	3	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
GA Gooch	44	74	53	6	-	83.01	England	v Australia	Lord's	1	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
PJL Dujon	43	163	163	1	-	26.38	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	4	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
GA Gooch	41	183	120	4	-	34.16	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	2	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
PJL Dujon	41	58	48	6	-	85.41	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	2	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
G Boycott	40	125	79	2	-	50.63	England	v West Indies	Kingston	1	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
GA Gooch	40	64	59	7	-	67.79	England	v India	Bengaluru	3	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
MW Gatting	39	103	71	3	-	54.92	England	v Australia	Birmingham	3	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
G Boycott	38	117	66	5	-	57.57	England	v West Indies	St John's	1	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
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
G Boycott	36	132	101	4	-	35.64	England	v India	Bengaluru	1	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
DI Gower	34*	105	87	5	-	39.08	England	v India	Bengaluru	3	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
G Boycott	34*	72	61	4	-	55.73	England	v India	Delhi	3	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
HA Gomes	34	112	80	6	-	42.50	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	3	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
EH Mattis	34	156	110	5	-	30.90	West Indies	v England	Kingston	2	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
GR Dilley	34	71	49	6	-	69.38	England	v Australia	Nottingham	1	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
W Larkins	34	93	75	4	-	45.33	England	v Australia	The Oval	2	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
CEH Croft	33	106	74	3	-	44.59	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	3	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
GA Gooch	33	88	65	4	-	50.76	England	v West Indies	St John's	1	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
IT Botham	33	65	38	4	-	86.84	England	v Australia	Nottingham	3	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
P Willey	33	84	56	6	-	58.92	England	v Australia	Leeds	3	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
RW Taylor	33	102	72	4	-	45.83	England	v India	Bengaluru	1	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
DA Murray	32*	90	70	-	-	45.71	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	2	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
DI Gower	32	75	51	6	-	62.74	England	v West Indies	St John's	1	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
RO Butcher	32	84	56	4	-	57.14	England	v West Indies	Kingston	1	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
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	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
CJ Tavare	31	84	71	4	-	43.66	England	v India	Bengaluru	3	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
G Boycott	30	55	38	4	-	78.94	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	2	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
IVA Richards	29	84	61	4	-	47.54	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	1	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
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
IT Botham	29	39	28	3	1	103.57	England	v India	Wankhede	4	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
MW Gatting	29	49	53	6	-	54.71	England	v India	Bengaluru	1	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
CH Lloyd	29	106	81	1	-	35.80	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	2	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
DI Gower	28	117	72	3	-	38.88	England	v Australia	Nottingham	3	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903

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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]