Bowling Best Figures Innings

Best bowling figures in an innings in 1981 in Tests

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
RGD Willis	15.1	3	43	8	2.83	England	4	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
GF Lawson	43.1	14	81	7	1.87	Australia	1	v England	Lord's	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
DK Lillee	26.3	3	83	7	3.13	Australia	2	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
DK Lillee	31.4	4	89	7	2.81	Australia	2	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
B Yardley	66.0	16	187	7	2.83	Australia	1	v Pakistan	Melbourne	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
MA Holding	21.3	5	62	6	2.88	West Indies	3	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
CEH Croft	25.0	5	74	6	2.96	West Indies	1	v England	St John's	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
B Yardley	25.5	5	84	6	3.25	Australia	4	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
IT Botham	39.2	11	95	6	2.41	England	1	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
IT Botham	47.0	13	125	6	2.65	England	1	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
TM Alderman	35.3	6	135	6	3.80	Australia	3	v England	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
IT Botham	14.0	9	11	5	0.78	England	4	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
DK Lillee	9.0	3	18	5	2.00	Australia	2	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
S Madan Lal	12.0	6	23	5	1.91	India	4	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
N Kapil Dev	16.4	4	28	5	1.68	India	4	v Australia	Melbourne	7 Feb 1981	Test # 895
BL Cairns	19.4	8	33	5	1.67	New Zealand	2	v India	Wellington	21 Feb 1981	Test # 897
DR Doshi	29.1	12	39	5	1.33	India	2	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
CEH Croft	22.0	6	40	5	1.81	West Indies	2	v England	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
TM Alderman	23.1	8	42	5	1.81	Australia	1	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
MA Holding	17.0	3	45	5	2.64	West Indies	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
DK Lillee	16.4	2	46	5	2.76	Australia	3	v England	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
Sir RJ Hadlee	33.0	12	47	5	1.42	New Zealand	1	v India	Christchurch	6 Mar 1981	Test # 898
MA Holding	18.0	3	56	5	3.11	West Indies	1	v England	Kingston	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
IT Botham	22.3	3	61	5	2.71	England	3	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
TM Alderman	19.0	3	62	5	3.26	Australia	3	v England	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
RJ Bright	34.0	17	68	5	2.00	Australia	3	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
N Kapil Dev	13.2	-	70	5	5.25	India	4	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
JG Bracewell	41.0	19	75	5	1.82	New Zealand	3	v India	Auckland	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
DK Lillee	20.0	3	81	5	4.05	Australia	1	v Pakistan	Brisbane	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
S Madan Lal	32.0	4	85	5	2.65	India	1	v England	Delhi	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
N Kapil Dev	36.1	7	97	5	2.68	India	2	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1981	Test # 893
JK Lever	36.0	9	100	5	2.77	England	2	v India	Bengaluru	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
KD Ghavri	30.0	7	107	5	3.56	India	2	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1981	Test # 893
TM Alderman	52.0	19	109	5	2.09	Australia	3	v England	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
JE Emburey	52.0	16	124	5	2.38	England	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
RJ Shastri	56.0	13	125	5	2.23	India	2	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
GR Dilley	11.1	4	24	4	2.14	England	4	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
N Kapil Dev	16.0	4	34	4	2.12	India	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	21 Feb 1981	Test # 897
TM Alderman	10.2	2	36	4	3.48	Australia	2	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
B Yardley	21.0	7	38	4	1.80	Australia	4	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
CEH Croft	13.5	2	39	4	2.81	West Indies	2	v England	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
JE Emburey	26.5	12	43	4	1.60	England	2	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
Iqbal Qasim	24.0	11	44	4	1.83	Pakistan	3	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
JD Higgs	18.0	8	45	4	2.50	Australia	3	v India	Sydney	2 Jan 1981	Test # 893
GR Dilley	13.0	1	47	4	3.61	England	1	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
DK Lillee	18.5	7	49	4	2.60	Australia	2	v England	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
DK Lillee	19.0	4	51	4	2.68	Australia	3	v Pakistan	Brisbane	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
DK Lillee	24.1	8	55	4	2.27	Australia	1	v England	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
LS Pascoe	19.0	6	61	4	3.21	Australia	1	v India	Sydney	2 Jan 1981	Test # 893
JG Bracewell	42.3	17	61	4	1.43	New Zealand	1	v India	Auckland	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
RGD Willis	14.0	-	63	4	4.50	England	2	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
DK Lillee	25.0	6	65	4	2.60	Australia	1	v India	Melbourne	7 Feb 1981	Test # 895
Sir RJ Hadlee	22.3	7	65	4	2.88	New Zealand	4	v India	Wellington	21 Feb 1981	Test # 897
Imran Khan	31.4	8	66	4	2.08	Pakistan	1	v Australia	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
TM Alderman	24.0	7	68	4	2.83	Australia	1	v England	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
DK Lillee	30.0	10	70	4	2.33	Australia	4	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
IT Botham	28.0	6	72	4	2.57	England	1	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
IT Botham	25.1	5	77	4	3.05	England	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
B Yardley	24.0	4	77	4	3.20	Australia	3	v Pakistan	Brisbane	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
DK Lillee	34.0	10	80	4	2.35	Australia	2	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1981	Test # 894
M Hendrick	29.2	6	82	4	2.79	England	3	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
RJ Shastri	43.0	14	83	4	1.93	India	1	v England	Bengaluru	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
DK Lillee	20.2	3	86	4	4.22	Australia	1	v India	Sydney	2 Jan 1981	Test # 893
TM Alderman	29.0	5	88	4	3.03	Australia	1	v England	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
RGD Willis	31.0	6	91	4	2.93	England	1	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
Imran Khan	40.0	6	92	4	2.30	Pakistan	2	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
DK Lillee	32.1	5	104	4	3.23	Australia	3	v India	Melbourne	7 Feb 1981	Test # 895
GR Dilley	28.4	6	116	4	4.04	England	2	v West Indies	Kingston	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
IT Botham	37.0	6	127	4	3.43	England	2	v West Indies	St John's	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
IT Botham	42.0	9	128	4	3.04	England	3	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
NS Yadav	42.4	6	143	4	3.35	India	1	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1981	Test # 894
RJ Shastri	3.0	-	9	3	3.00	India	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	21 Feb 1981	Test # 897
Sarfraz Nawaz	15.0	10	11	3	0.73	Pakistan	3	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
MA Holding	11.0	7	16	3	1.45	West Indies	2	v England	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
IT Botham	6.2	1	28	3	4.42	England	2	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
LS Pascoe	22.0	11	29	3	1.31	Australia	1	v India	Melbourne	7 Feb 1981	Test # 895
LS Pascoe	11.0	2	32	3	2.90	Australia	4	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1981	Test # 894
GF Lawson	13.0	3	32	3	2.46	Australia	2	v England	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
DK Lillee	13.0	3	34	3	2.61	Australia	1	v England	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
BL Cairns	27.0	13	37	3	1.37	New Zealand	1	v India	Auckland	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
J Garner	18.0	5	37	3	2.05	West Indies	3	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
MA Holding	18.0	6	38	3	2.11	West Indies	3	v England	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
GR Dilley	20.0	7	38	3	1.90	England	2	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
AME Roberts	21.0	7	41	3	1.95	West Indies	3	v England	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
Imran Khan	24.1	7	41	3	1.69	Pakistan	2	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
GB Troup	17.0	5	43	3	2.52	New Zealand	2	v India	Wellington	21 Feb 1981	Test # 897
CM Old	21.0	8	44	3	2.09	England	2	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
DK Lillee	27.1	8	44	3	1.61	Australia	4	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
BL Cairns	35.5	16	47	3	1.31	New Zealand	3	v India	Auckland	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
RM Hogg	11.4	1	47	3	4.02	Australia	1	v England	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
RGD Willis	30.0	14	47	3	1.56	England	2	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
DR Doshi	33.0	11	49	3	1.48	India	3	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1981	Test # 894
RGD Willis	27.4	9	50	3	1.80	England	2	v Australia	Lord's	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
GR Dilley	23.0	7	51	3	2.21	England	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
RJ Shastri	28.0	9	54	3	1.92	India	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	21 Feb 1981	Test # 897
TM Alderman	19.0	4	59	3	3.10	Australia	2	v England	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
RD Jackman	22.0	4	65	3	2.95	England	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
CEH Croft	19.0	1	65	3	3.42	West Indies	4	v England	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
TM Alderman	22.0	5	65	3	2.95	Australia	3	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
RJ Bright	36.0	18	67	3	1.86	Australia	3	v England	Lord's	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904

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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]