Best economy rates in an innings in 1981 in List A
Best economy rates in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Econ | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| TM Lamb | 1.0 | 1 | - | 2 | - | Northants | v Leics | Northampton | 19 May 1981 | List A |
| IVA Richards | 1.0 | 1 | - | - | - | Somerset | v Kent | Taunton | 8 Jul 1981 | List A |
| 11.0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0.36 | Gloucs | v Notts | Gloucester | 21 May 1981 | List A | |
| 5.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.60 | Australia | v India | Sydney | 8 Jan 1981 | ODI # 104 | |
| 11.0 | 7 | 7 | - | 0.63 | Notts | v Leics | Nottingham | 30 May 1981 | List A | |
| 12.0 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0.75 | Glamorgan | v Oxfordshire | Oxford | 11 Jul 1981 | List A | |
| 5.2 | 2 | 4 | - | 0.75 | Northants | v Leics | Northampton | 19 May 1981 | List A | |
| 4.0 | 3 | 3 | - | 0.75 | Australia | v New Zealand | Sydney | 21 Jan 1981 | ODI # 110 | |
| 10.0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0.80 | Lancashire | v Scotland | Glasgow | 16 May 1981 | List A | |
| 12.0 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0.83 | Lancashire | v Durham | Manchester | 11 Jul 1981 | List A | |
| 12.0 | 6 | 10 | - | 0.83 | Kent | v Yorkshire | Canterbury | 11 Jul 1981 | List A | |
| 6.0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.83 | Glamorgan | v Essex | Swansea | 9 May 1981 | List A | |
| 12.0 | 8 | 12 | - | 1.00 | Kent | v Notts | Canterbury | 22 Jul 1981 | List A | |
| 11.0 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1.00 | Kent | v Comb Univ | Canterbury | 11 May 1981 | List A | |
| 11.0 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1.00 | Hampshire | v Sussex | Hove | 30 May 1981 | List A | |
| 8.0 | 3 | 8 | - | 1.00 | Derbyshire | v Suffolk | Bury St Edmunds | 11 Jul 1981 | List A | |
| 7.0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1.00 | Derbyshire | v Scotland | Derby | 19 May 1981 | List A | |
| 7.0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1.00 | Derbyshire | v Suffolk | Bury St Edmunds | 11 Jul 1981 | List A | |
| 6.0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1.00 | New Zealand | v India | Auckland | 14 Feb 1981 | ODI # 116 | |
| 5.0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1.00 | Surrey | v Middlesex | The Oval | 21 May 1981 | List A | |
| 4.0 | 2 | 4 | - | 1.00 | Surrey | v Minor C | The Oval | 30 May 1981 | List A | |
| 1.0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | Australia | v New Zealand | Sydney | 21 Jan 1981 | ODI # 110 | |
| 1.0 | - | 1 | - | 1.00 | Pakistan | v West Indies | W.A.C.A | 19 Dec 1981 | ODI # 129 | |
| 1.0 | - | 1 | - | 1.00 | Pakistan | v West Indies | W.A.C.A | 19 Dec 1981 | ODI # 129 | |
| 12.0 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1.08 | Gloucs | v Ireland | Dublin | 11 Jul 1981 | List A | |
| 1.5 | - | 2 | - | 1.09 | Essex | v Herts | Hitchin | 11 Jul 1981 | List A | |
| 9.5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1.11 | Gloucs | v Ireland | Dublin | 11 Jul 1981 | List A | |
| 12.0 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 1.16 | Derbyshire | v Suffolk | Bury St Edmunds | 11 Jul 1981 | List A | |
| 11.0 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1.18 | Northants | v Notts | Northampton | 9 May 1981 | List A | |
| 11.0 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 1.18 | Northants | v Worcs | Worcester | 30 May 1981 | List A | |
| 5.0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1.20 | Essex | v Gloucs | Bristol | 22 Jul 1981 | List A | |
| 4.1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1.20 | Essex | v Herts | Hitchin | 11 Jul 1981 | List A | |
| 12.0 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1.25 | Gloucs | v Ireland | Dublin | 11 Jul 1981 | List A | |
| 12.0 | 4 | 15 | - | 1.25 | Sussex | v Essex | Hove | 5 Aug 1981 | List A | |
| 4.0 | 1 | 5 | - | 1.25 | Leics | v Surrey | The Oval | 22 Jul 1981 | List A | |
| 11.0 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1.27 | Surrey | v Minor C | The Oval | 30 May 1981 | List A | |
| 11.0 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 1.27 | Somerset | v Surrey | Lord's | 25 Jul 1981 | List A | |
| 7.0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1.28 | Essex | v Herts | Hitchin | 11 Jul 1981 | List A | |
| 9.5 | - | 13 | 2 | 1.32 | Pakistan | v West Indies | Adelaide | 5 Dec 1981 | ODI # 126 | |
| 10.3 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1.33 | Notts | v Kent | Canterbury | 22 Jul 1981 | List A | |
| 9.0 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1.33 | Essex | v Gloucs | Bristol | 22 Jul 1981 | List A | |
| 9.0 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1.33 | Essex | v Gloucs | Bristol | 22 Jul 1981 | List A | |
| 11.0 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 1.36 | Kent | v Somerset | Taunton | 8 Jul 1981 | List A | |
| 10.0 | 4 | 14 | - | 1.40 | Barbados | v England XI | Bridgetown | 6 Mar 1981 | List A | |
| 12.0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1.41 | Hampshire | v Lancashire | Southampton | 5 Aug 1981 | List A | |
| 12.0 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 1.41 | Lancashire | v Northants | Northampton | 19 Aug 1981 | List A | |
| 6.2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1.42 | West Indies | v England | Albion | 26 Feb 1981 | ODI # 118 | |
| 7.0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1.42 | Surrey | v Hampshire | Bournemouth | 16 May 1981 | List A | |
| 12.0 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 1.50 | Notts | v Derbyshire | Derby | 5 Aug 1981 | List A | |
| 12.0 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 1.50 | Essex | v Derbyshire | Derby | 19 Aug 1981 | List A | |
| 10.0 | 3 | 15 | - | 1.50 | Northants | v Worcs | Worcester | 30 May 1981 | List A | |
| 8.0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1.50 | Surrey | v Middlesex | The Oval | 21 May 1981 | List A | |
| 8.0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1.50 | Worcs | v Northants | Worcester | 30 May 1981 | List A | |
| 6.0 | 3 | 9 | - | 1.50 | Warwickshire | v Derbyshire | Birmingham | 16 May 1981 | List A | |
| 4.0 | 1 | 6 | - | 1.50 | Leics | v Surrey | The Oval | 22 Jul 1981 | List A | |
| 9.5 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 1.52 | Australia | v India | Sydney | 8 Jan 1981 | ODI # 104 | |
| 9.5 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1.52 | Hampshire | v Glamorgan | Cardiff | 22 Jul 1981 | List A | |
| 11.0 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 1.54 | Sussex | v Surrey | Hove | 11 May 1981 | List A | |
| 9.0 | 5 | 14 | - | 1.55 | Kent | v Comb Univ | Canterbury | 11 May 1981 | List A | |
| 9.0 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 1.55 | Glamorgan | v Hampshire | Cardiff | 22 Jul 1981 | List A | |
| 7.0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1.57 | Northants | v Worcs | Worcester | 30 May 1981 | List A | |
| 12.0 | 5 | 19 | - | 1.58 | Glamorgan | v Oxfordshire | Oxford | 11 Jul 1981 | List A | |
| 12.0 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 1.58 | Essex | v Derbyshire | Derby | 19 Aug 1981 | List A | |
| 10.0 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1.60 | Scotland | v Lancashire | Glasgow | 16 May 1981 | List A | |
| 10.0 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 1.60 | Hampshire | v Lancashire | Southampton | 5 Aug 1981 | List A | |
| 5.0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1.60 | England | v West Indies | Kingstown | 4 Feb 1981 | ODI # 115 | |
| 5.0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1.60 | Gloucs | v Ireland | Dublin | 11 Jul 1981 | List A | |
| 6.5 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1.60 | Queensland | v West Aust | Brisbane | 22 Feb 1981 | List A | |
| 8.0 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1.62 | New Zealand | v Australia | Sydney | 21 Jan 1981 | ODI # 110 | |
| 11.0 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 1.63 | Kent | v Somerset | Taunton | 21 May 1981 | List A | |
| 9.1 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1.63 | New Zealand | v India | Brisbane | 18 Jan 1981 | ODI # 109 | |
| 12.0 | 3 | 20 | - | 1.66 | Glamorgan | v Hampshire | Cardiff | 22 Jul 1981 | List A | |
| 12.0 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 1.66 | Derbyshire | v Essex | Derby | 19 Aug 1981 | List A | |
| 9.0 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1.66 | India | v Australia | Sydney | 8 Jan 1981 | ODI # 104 | |
| 9.0 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 1.66 | West Indies | v England | Kingstown | 4 Feb 1981 | ODI # 115 | |
| 9.0 | 2 | 15 | - | 1.66 | Scotland | v Lancashire | Glasgow | 16 May 1981 | List A | |
| 11.2 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 1.67 | Glamorgan | v Oxfordshire | Oxford | 11 Jul 1981 | List A | |
| 10.0 | 2 | 17 | - | 1.70 | West Indies | v England | Kingstown | 4 Feb 1981 | ODI # 115 | |
| 10.0 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 1.70 | Lancashire | v Scotland | Glasgow | 16 May 1981 | List A | |
| 10.3 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 1.71 | Derbyshire | v Scotland | Derby | 19 May 1981 | List A | |
| 11.0 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 1.72 | Notts | v Northants | Northampton | 9 May 1981 | List A | |
| 11.0 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 1.72 | Derbyshire | v Scotland | Derby | 19 May 1981 | List A | |
| 11.0 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 1.72 | Essex | v Comb Univ | Chelmsford | 21 May 1981 | List A | |
| 11.0 | 3 | 19 | - | 1.72 | Essex | v Kent | Dartford | 30 May 1981 | List A | |
| 11.0 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 1.72 | Australia | v England | Leeds | 8 Jun 1981 | ODI # 121 | |
| 11.0 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 1.72 | Yorkshire | v Somerset | Leeds | 24 Jun 1981 | List A | |
| 9.1 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 1.74 | South Aust | v Tasmania | Hobart | 30 Jan 1981 | List A | |
| 12.0 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 1.75 | Derbyshire | v Essex | Derby | 19 Aug 1981 | List A | |
| 8.0 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1.75 | New Zealand | v India | Melbourne | 10 Jan 1981 | ODI # 105 | |
| 8.0 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1.75 | Essex | v Herts | Hitchin | 11 Jul 1981 | List A | |
| 4.0 | 1 | 7 | - | 1.75 | Lancashire | v Scotland | Glasgow | 16 May 1981 | List A | |
| 10.1 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 1.77 | Somerset | v Kent | Taunton | 21 May 1981 | List A | |
| 10.0 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 1.80 | West Aust | v Victoria | W.A.C.A | 14 Feb 1981 | List A | |
| 10.0 | 3 | 18 | - | 1.80 | Hampshire | v Middlesex | Lord's | 9 May 1981 | List A | |
| 10.0 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 1.80 | Queensland | v West Aust | Brisbane | 8 Nov 1981 | List A | |
| 10.0 | - | 18 | - | 1.80 | Victoria | v NSW | Sydney | 19 Nov 1981 | List A | |
| 10.0 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 1.80 | England | v India | Ahmedabad | 25 Nov 1981 | ODI # 125 | |
| 11.0 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 1.81 | Minor C | v Hampshire | Southampton | 13 May 1981 | List A | |
| 11.0 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 1.81 | Somerset | v Comb Univ | Cambridge | 19 May 1981 | List A | |
| 11.0 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 1.81 | Derbyshire | v Scotland | Derby | 19 May 1981 | List A |
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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:
England vs India at Jalandhar, England tour of India 2nd ODI, Dec 20, 1981 [ODI # 131]
Australia vs West Indies at W.A.C.A, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup 8th Match, Dec 20, 1981 [ODI # 130]
Pakistan vs West Indies at W.A.C.A, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup 7th Match, Dec 19, 1981 [ODI # 129]