Best economy rates in an innings in 1981 in Tests
Best economy rates in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Econ | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 17.0 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0.70 | India | v New Zealand | Wellington | 21 Feb 1981 | Test # 897 | |
| 15.0 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 0.73 | Pakistan | v Australia | Melbourne | 11 Dec 1981 | Test # 913 | |
| 14.0 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 0.78 | England | v Australia | Birmingham | 30 Jul 1981 | Test # 906 | |
| 10.0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0.90 | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 13 Feb 1981 | Test # 896 | |
| 19.0 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 0.94 | India | v New Zealand | Auckland | 13 Mar 1981 | Test # 899 | |
| 24.0 | 13 | 25 | 1 | 1.04 | Australia | v India | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1981 | Test # 894 | |
| 21.0 | 10 | 24 | - | 1.14 | England | v Australia | Lord's | 2 Jul 1981 | Test # 904 | |
| 69.0 | 34 | 79 | 2 | 1.14 | India | v New Zealand | Auckland | 13 Mar 1981 | Test # 899 | |
| 12.0 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1.16 | India | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 6 Mar 1981 | Test # 898 | |
| 25.0 | 10 | 31 | 2 | 1.24 | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 13 Feb 1981 | Test # 896 | |
| 11.0 | 4 | 14 | - | 1.27 | England | v India | Wankhede | 27 Nov 1981 | Test # 911 | |
| 35.5 | 16 | 47 | 3 | 1.31 | New Zealand | v India | Auckland | 13 Mar 1981 | Test # 899 | |
| 22.0 | 11 | 29 | 3 | 1.31 | Australia | v India | Melbourne | 7 Feb 1981 | Test # 895 | |
| 22.0 | 10 | 29 | 1 | 1.31 | India | v England | Wankhede | 27 Nov 1981 | Test # 911 | |
| 18.0 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 1.33 | India | v New Zealand | Auckland | 13 Mar 1981 | Test # 899 | |
| 29.1 | 12 | 39 | 5 | 1.33 | India | v England | Wankhede | 27 Nov 1981 | Test # 911 | |
| 49.0 | 23 | 67 | 1 | 1.36 | India | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 6 Mar 1981 | Test # 898 | |
| 27.0 | 13 | 37 | 3 | 1.37 | New Zealand | v India | Auckland | 13 Mar 1981 | Test # 899 | |
| 13.0 | 3 | 18 | - | 1.38 | West Indies | v England | Kingston | 10 Apr 1981 | Test # 902 | |
| 25.0 | 12 | 35 | 2 | 1.40 | England | v Australia | Lord's | 2 Jul 1981 | Test # 904 | |
| 17.0 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 1.41 | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 13 Mar 1981 | Test # 900 | |
| 19.0 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 1.42 | India | v England | Wankhede | 27 Nov 1981 | Test # 911 | |
| 33.0 | 12 | 47 | 5 | 1.42 | New Zealand | v India | Christchurch | 6 Mar 1981 | Test # 898 | |
| 42.3 | 17 | 61 | 4 | 1.43 | New Zealand | v India | Auckland | 13 Mar 1981 | Test # 899 | |
| 11.0 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 1.45 | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 13 Mar 1981 | Test # 900 | |
| 14.1 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 1.48 | Pakistan | v Australia | Melbourne | 11 Dec 1981 | Test # 913 | |
| 33.0 | 11 | 49 | 3 | 1.48 | India | v Australia | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1981 | Test # 894 | |
| 22.0 | 9 | 33 | 2 | 1.50 | India | v Australia | Melbourne | 7 Feb 1981 | Test # 895 | |
| 20.0 | 8 | 30 | - | 1.50 | England | v West Indies | St John's | 27 Mar 1981 | Test # 901 | |
| 10.0 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1.50 | India | v New Zealand | Auckland | 13 Mar 1981 | Test # 899 | |
| 42.0 | 21 | 65 | 2 | 1.54 | India | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 6 Mar 1981 | Test # 898 | |
| 20.0 | 7 | 31 | 1 | 1.55 | India | v England | Bengaluru | 9 Dec 1981 | Test # 912 | |
| 30.0 | 14 | 47 | 3 | 1.56 | England | v Australia | Nottingham | 18 Jun 1981 | Test # 903 | |
| 19.0 | 8 | 30 | 2 | 1.57 | New Zealand | v India | Wellington | 21 Feb 1981 | Test # 897 | |
| 27.0 | 10 | 43 | 2 | 1.59 | Pakistan | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 13 Nov 1981 | Test # 909 | |
| 26.5 | 12 | 43 | 4 | 1.60 | England | v Australia | Birmingham | 30 Jul 1981 | Test # 906 | |
| 23.0 | 8 | 37 | 2 | 1.60 | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 13 Feb 1981 | Test # 896 | |
| 13.0 | 5 | 21 | - | 1.61 | West Indies | v England | St John's | 27 Mar 1981 | Test # 901 | |
| 27.1 | 8 | 44 | 3 | 1.61 | Australia | v West Indies | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1981 | Test # 915 | |
| 16.0 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 1.62 | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 13 Feb 1981 | Test # 896 | |
| 20.0 | 7 | 33 | - | 1.65 | England | v Australia | Nottingham | 18 Jun 1981 | Test # 903 | |
| 12.0 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 1.66 | Australia | v England | Birmingham | 30 Jul 1981 | Test # 906 | |
| 19.4 | 8 | 33 | 5 | 1.67 | New Zealand | v India | Wellington | 21 Feb 1981 | Test # 897 | |
| 16.4 | 4 | 28 | 5 | 1.68 | India | v Australia | Melbourne | 7 Feb 1981 | Test # 895 | |
| 24.1 | 7 | 41 | 3 | 1.69 | Pakistan | v Australia | Melbourne | 11 Dec 1981 | Test # 913 | |
| 40.0 | 15 | 68 | 2 | 1.70 | India | v England | Delhi | 23 Dec 1981 | Test # 914 | |
| 20.0 | 6 | 34 | - | 1.70 | India | v New Zealand | Auckland | 13 Mar 1981 | Test # 899 | |
| 18.0 | 4 | 31 | - | 1.72 | West Indies | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1981 | Test # 915 | |
| 33.0 | 16 | 57 | - | 1.72 | New Zealand | v India | Christchurch | 6 Mar 1981 | Test # 898 | |
| 11.0 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 1.72 | England | v Australia | Birmingham | 30 Jul 1981 | Test # 906 | |
| 21.0 | 8 | 37 | 1 | 1.76 | India | v England | Bengaluru | 9 Dec 1981 | Test # 912 | |
| 27.4 | 9 | 50 | 3 | 1.80 | England | v Australia | Lord's | 2 Jul 1981 | Test # 904 | |
| 21.0 | 7 | 38 | 4 | 1.80 | Australia | v West Indies | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1981 | Test # 915 | |
| 23.1 | 8 | 42 | 5 | 1.81 | Australia | v England | Birmingham | 30 Jul 1981 | Test # 906 | |
| 27.0 | 11 | 49 | 1 | 1.81 | New Zealand | v India | Auckland | 13 Mar 1981 | Test # 899 | |
| 22.0 | 6 | 40 | 5 | 1.81 | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 13 Feb 1981 | Test # 896 | |
| 22.0 | 10 | 40 | 2 | 1.81 | England | v Australia | Birmingham | 30 Jul 1981 | Test # 906 | |
| 11.0 | 4 | 20 | - | 1.81 | India | v New Zealand | Auckland | 13 Mar 1981 | Test # 899 | |
| 41.0 | 19 | 75 | 5 | 1.82 | New Zealand | v India | Auckland | 13 Mar 1981 | Test # 899 | |
| 24.0 | 11 | 44 | 4 | 1.83 | Pakistan | v Australia | Melbourne | 11 Dec 1981 | Test # 913 | |
| 20.0 | 6 | 37 | 2 | 1.85 | England | v Australia | Birmingham | 30 Jul 1981 | Test # 906 | |
| 27.0 | 12 | 50 | - | 1.85 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 27 Aug 1981 | Test # 908 | |
| 36.0 | 18 | 67 | 3 | 1.86 | Australia | v England | Lord's | 2 Jul 1981 | Test # 904 | |
| 16.0 | 6 | 30 | - | 1.87 | Australia | v England | Manchester | 13 Aug 1981 | Test # 907 | |
| 43.1 | 14 | 81 | 7 | 1.87 | Australia | v England | Lord's | 2 Jul 1981 | Test # 904 | |
| 55.0 | 17 | 104 | 3 | 1.89 | Pakistan | v Australia | Melbourne | 11 Dec 1981 | Test # 913 | |
| 20.0 | 7 | 38 | 3 | 1.90 | England | v Australia | Nottingham | 18 Jun 1981 | Test # 903 | |
| 10.0 | 3 | 19 | - | 1.90 | Australia | v England | Birmingham | 30 Jul 1981 | Test # 906 | |
| 24.0 | 7 | 46 | - | 1.91 | West Indies | v England | Kingston | 10 Apr 1981 | Test # 902 | |
| 24.0 | 7 | 46 | 1 | 1.91 | India | v England | Bengaluru | 9 Dec 1981 | Test # 912 | |
| 12.0 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 1.91 | India | v England | Wankhede | 27 Nov 1981 | Test # 911 | |
| 56.0 | 23 | 108 | 2 | 1.92 | England | v West Indies | Kingston | 10 Apr 1981 | Test # 902 | |
| 28.0 | 9 | 54 | 3 | 1.92 | India | v New Zealand | Wellington | 21 Feb 1981 | Test # 897 | |
| 43.0 | 14 | 83 | 4 | 1.93 | India | v England | Bengaluru | 9 Dec 1981 | Test # 912 | |
| 21.0 | 7 | 41 | 3 | 1.95 | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 13 Feb 1981 | Test # 896 | |
| 21.0 | 6 | 41 | - | 1.95 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 27 Aug 1981 | Test # 908 | |
| 26.0 | 9 | 51 | 2 | 1.96 | Australia | v England | Birmingham | 30 Jul 1981 | Test # 906 | |
| 37.0 | 7 | 73 | 1 | 1.97 | Pakistan | v Australia | Melbourne | 11 Dec 1981 | Test # 913 | |
| 34.0 | 17 | 68 | 5 | 2.00 | Australia | v England | Birmingham | 30 Jul 1981 | Test # 906 | |
| 19.0 | 7 | 38 | 2 | 2.00 | Australia | v India | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1981 | Test # 894 | |
| 12.0 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 2.00 | India | v England | Wankhede | 27 Nov 1981 | Test # 911 | |
| 44.4 | 16 | 90 | 2 | 2.01 | Australia | v India | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1981 | Test # 894 | |
| 16.5 | 6 | 34 | 2 | 2.01 | England | v Australia | Nottingham | 18 Jun 1981 | Test # 903 | |
| 48.0 | 18 | 97 | 2 | 2.02 | England | v India | Delhi | 23 Dec 1981 | Test # 914 | |
| 31.0 | 8 | 63 | - | 2.03 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 27 Aug 1981 | Test # 908 | |
| 43.0 | 21 | 88 | 3 | 2.04 | England | v India | Bengaluru | 9 Dec 1981 | Test # 912 | |
| 18.0 | 5 | 37 | 3 | 2.05 | West Indies | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1981 | Test # 915 | |
| 15.0 | 7 | 31 | 1 | 2.06 | Australia | v England | Lord's | 2 Jul 1981 | Test # 904 | |
| 28.0 | 7 | 58 | 2 | 2.07 | West Indies | v England | Kingston | 10 Apr 1981 | Test # 902 | |
| 31.4 | 8 | 66 | 4 | 2.08 | Pakistan | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 13 Nov 1981 | Test # 909 | |
| 23.0 | 8 | 48 | 1 | 2.08 | West Indies | v England | Kingston | 10 Apr 1981 | Test # 902 | |
| 21.0 | 8 | 44 | 3 | 2.09 | England | v Australia | Birmingham | 30 Jul 1981 | Test # 906 | |
| 52.0 | 14 | 109 | 3 | 2.09 | India | v Australia | Melbourne | 7 Feb 1981 | Test # 895 | |
| 52.0 | 19 | 109 | 5 | 2.09 | Australia | v England | Manchester | 13 Aug 1981 | Test # 907 | |
| 31.0 | 11 | 65 | 2 | 2.09 | Australia | v India | Melbourne | 7 Feb 1981 | Test # 895 | |
| 20.0 | 6 | 42 | 1 | 2.10 | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 13 Mar 1981 | Test # 900 | |
| 18.0 | 6 | 38 | 3 | 2.11 | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 13 Feb 1981 | Test # 896 | |
| 43.0 | 14 | 91 | - | 2.11 | England | v Australia | Leeds | 16 Jul 1981 | Test # 905 | |
| 17.0 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 2.11 | Australia | v West Indies | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1981 | Test # 915 | |
| 16.0 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 2.12 | India | v New Zealand | Wellington | 21 Feb 1981 | Test # 897 |
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Minimum of 60 ballsPerformances 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]