Best strike rates in an innings in 1981 in FC
Best strike rates in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 1.3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4.50 | North Zone | v England XI | Jammu | 16 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 3.0 | - | 9 | 3 | 6.00 | India | v New Zealand | Wellington | 21 Feb 1981 | Test # 897 | |
| 4.6x8 | - | 20 | 5 | 7.60 | EPR (SACB) | v TVL (SACB) | Johannesburg | 21 Feb 1981 | First-class | |
| 3.0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9.00 | Natal (SACB) | v TVL (SACB) | Durban | 21 Nov 1981 | First-class | |
| 5.0x8 | - | 24 | 4 | 10.00 | TVL (SACB) | v Natal (SACB) | Johannesburg | 17 Jan 1981 | First-class | |
| 7.0 | - | 34 | 4 | 10.50 | Queensland | v South Aust | Brisbane | 17 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 9.0 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 10.80 | Australia | v Pakistan | W.A.C.A | 13 Nov 1981 | Test # 909 | |
| 15.1 | 3 | 43 | 8 | 11.37 | England | v Australia | Leeds | 16 Jul 1981 | Test # 905 | |
| 3.5 | - | 18 | 2 | 11.50 | England XI | v South Zone | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 4 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 8.0 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 12.00 | South Aust | v West Aust | Adelaide | 8 Jan 1981 | First-class | |
| 3.0x8 | - | 9 | 2 | 12.00 | WPR (SACB) | v Natal (SACB) | Durban | 20 Feb 1981 | First-class | |
| 3.0x8 | - | 12 | 2 | 12.00 | TVL (SACB) | v Natal (SACB) | Pietermaritzburg | 14 Mar 1981 | First-class | |
| 6.2 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 12.66 | England | v Australia | Manchester | 13 Aug 1981 | Test # 907 | |
| 7.0x8 | - | 25 | 4 | 14.00 | WPR (SACB) | v Natal (SACB) | Durban | 20 Feb 1981 | First-class | |
| 4.4 | - | 26 | 2 | 14.00 | Victoria | v Queensland | Brisbane | 16 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 14.2 | 4 | 33 | 6 | 14.33 | NSW | v Tasmania | Sydney | 6 Mar 1981 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 14.40 | India | v England | Wankhede | 27 Nov 1981 | Test # 911 | |
| 17.0 | 5 | 28 | 7 | 14.57 | West Aust | v NSW | W.A.C.A | 30 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 15.0 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 15.00 | Tasmania | v Victoria | Melbourne | 30 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 12.3 | 2 | 40 | 5 | 15.00 | South Aust | v NSW | Sydney | 10 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 10.2 | 2 | 36 | 4 | 15.50 | Australia | v Pakistan | W.A.C.A | 13 Nov 1981 | Test # 909 | |
| 14.0x8 | 4 | 37 | 7 | 16.00 | EPR (SACB) | v WPR (SACB) | Port Elizabeth | 13 Mar 1981 | First-class | |
| 18.4 | 4 | 59 | 7 | 16.00 | West Aust | v NSW | W.A.C.A | 30 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 12.0x8 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 16.00 | Natal (SACB) | v WPR (SACB) | Durban | 20 Feb 1981 | First-class | |
| 13.2 | - | 70 | 5 | 16.00 | India | v England | Wankhede | 27 Nov 1981 | Test # 911 | |
| 13.4 | 2 | 48 | 5 | 16.40 | England XI | v Leeward Is | Plymouth | 21 Mar 1981 | First-class | |
| 11.1 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 16.75 | England | v Australia | Nottingham | 18 Jun 1981 | Test # 903 | |
| 14.0 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 16.80 | England | v Australia | Birmingham | 30 Jul 1981 | Test # 906 | |
| 11.4 | 2 | 33 | 4 | 17.50 | West Aust | v Queensland | W.A.C.A | 7 Mar 1981 | First-class | |
| 15.0 | 5 | 50 | 5 | 18.00 | England XI | v Leeward Is | Plymouth | 21 Mar 1981 | First-class | |
| 6.0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 18.00 | South Aust | v Victoria | Geelong | 7 Mar 1981 | First-class | |
| 6.0 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 18.00 | England | v Australia | Manchester | 13 Aug 1981 | Test # 907 | |
| 6.0 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 18.00 | England XI | v Ind Pres XI | Nagpur | 17 Nov 1981 | First-class | |
| 21.2 | 6 | 49 | 7 | 18.28 | North Zone | v South Zone | Thiruvananthapuram | 23 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 6.2 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 19.00 | West Aust | v South Aust | Adelaide | 8 Jan 1981 | First-class | |
| 12.0x8 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 19.20 | WPR (SACB) | v EPR (SACB) | Port Elizabeth | 13 Mar 1981 | First-class | |
| 16.0 | 7 | 32 | 5 | 19.20 | Hampshire | v Notts | Bournemouth | 4 Jul 1981 | First-class | |
| 16.0 | 4 | 54 | 5 | 19.20 | England XI | v North Zone | Jammu | 16 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 13.0 | 2 | 32 | 4 | 19.50 | West Zone | v Central Zone | Nagpur | 30 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 13.0 | 1 | 47 | 4 | 19.50 | England | v India | Wankhede | 27 Nov 1981 | Test # 911 | |
| 16.2 | 2 | 64 | 5 | 19.60 | Hampshire | v Notts | Bournemouth | 4 Jul 1981 | First-class | |
| 23.0 | 7 | 63 | 7 | 19.71 | Ind Pres XI | v England XI | Nagpur | 17 Nov 1981 | First-class | |
| 15.0x8 | 6 | 35 | 6 | 20.00 | EPR (SACB) | v WPR (SACB) | Cape Town | 16 Jan 1981 | First-class | |
| 16.4 | 4 | 28 | 5 | 20.00 | India | v Australia | Melbourne | 7 Feb 1981 | Test # 895 | |
| 16.4 | 2 | 46 | 5 | 20.00 | Australia | v England | Nottingham | 18 Jun 1981 | Test # 903 | |
| 23.4 | 4 | 62 | 7 | 20.28 | West Aust | v Tasmania | Devonport | 17 Jan 1981 | First-class | |
| 7.5x8 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 20.33 | WPR (SACB) | v EPR (SACB) | Cape Town | 16 Jan 1981 | First-class | |
| 17.0 | 3 | 45 | 5 | 20.40 | West Indies | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1981 | Test # 915 | |
| 13.5 | 2 | 39 | 4 | 20.75 | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 13 Mar 1981 | Test # 900 | |
| 13.5 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 20.75 | Jamaica | v England XI | Kingston | 4 Apr 1981 | First-class | |
| 24.2 | 5 | 49 | 7 | 20.85 | West Aust | v South Aust | W.A.C.A | 16 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 15.6x8 | 3 | 31 | 6 | 21.00 | WPR (SACB) | v EPR (SACB) | Cape Town | 16 Jan 1981 | First-class | |
| 21.0 | 2 | 88 | 6 | 21.00 | East Zone | v West Zone | Eden Gardens | 20 Feb 1981 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | - | 63 | 4 | 21.00 | England | v Australia | Manchester | 13 Aug 1981 | Test # 907 | |
| 14.0 | 3 | 54 | 4 | 21.00 | West Zone | v Central Zone | Nagpur | 30 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 7 | 24 | 4 | 21.00 | Victoria | v West Aust | Melbourne | 27 Nov 1981 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | - | 35 | 4 | 21.00 | WPR (SACB) | v TVL (SACB) | Johannesburg | 26 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 7.0 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 21.00 | West Aust | v South Aust | Adelaide | 8 Jan 1981 | First-class | |
| 21.1 | 7 | 64 | 6 | 21.16 | England XI | v Ind Pres XI | Nagpur | 17 Nov 1981 | First-class | |
| 8.0x8 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 21.33 | TVL (SACB) | v Natal (SACB) | Johannesburg | 17 Jan 1981 | First-class | |
| 21.3 | 5 | 62 | 6 | 21.50 | West Indies | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1981 | Test # 915 | |
| 18.0 | 3 | 56 | 5 | 21.60 | West Indies | v England | Kingston | 10 Apr 1981 | Test # 902 | |
| 18.0 | 8 | 31 | 5 | 21.60 | West Indians | v Queensland | Brisbane | 11 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 22.0 | 6 | 70 | 6 | 22.00 | NSW | v West Aust | W.A.C.A | 30 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 11.0 | 2 | 32 | 3 | 22.00 | Australia | v India | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1981 | Test # 894 | |
| 11.0 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 22.00 | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 13 Mar 1981 | Test # 900 | |
| 11.0 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 22.00 | WPR (SACB) | v TVL (SACB) | Johannesburg | 26 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 5.4x8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 22.00 | Natal (SACB) | v TVL (SACB) | Johannesburg | 17 Jan 1981 | First-class | |
| 5.4x8 | - | 20 | 2 | 22.00 | WPR (SACB) | v EPR (SACB) | Port Elizabeth | 13 Mar 1981 | First-class | |
| 5.4x8 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 22.00 | Natal (SACB) | v TVL (SACB) | Pietermaritzburg | 14 Mar 1981 | First-class | |
| 26.0 | 9 | 46 | 7 | 22.28 | West Zone | v Central Zone | Nagpur | 30 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 22.2 | 6 | 62 | 6 | 22.33 | Natal (SACB) | v TVL (SACB) | Durban | 21 Nov 1981 | First-class | |
| 26.3 | 3 | 83 | 7 | 22.71 | Australia | v West Indies | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1981 | Test # 915 | |
| 19.0 | 3 | 62 | 5 | 22.80 | Australia | v England | Nottingham | 18 Jun 1981 | Test # 903 | |
| 11.4 | 1 | 47 | 3 | 23.33 | Australia | v England | Nottingham | 18 Jun 1981 | Test # 903 | |
| 19.3 | 4 | 59 | 5 | 23.40 | Queensland | v South Aust | Adelaide | 17 Jan 1981 | First-class | |
| 7.5 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 23.50 | England | v Australia | Lord's | 2 Jul 1981 | Test # 904 | |
| 19.4 | 4 | 48 | 5 | 23.60 | Queensland | v Tasmania | Brisbane | 9 Jan 1981 | First-class | |
| 19.4 | 8 | 33 | 5 | 23.60 | New Zealand | v India | Wellington | 21 Feb 1981 | Test # 897 | |
| 11.5 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 23.66 | EPR (SACB) | v WPR (SACB) | Cape Town | 21 Nov 1981 | First-class | |
| 23.5 | 7 | 38 | 6 | 23.83 | East Zone | v South Zone | Cuttack | 30 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 24.0 | 5 | 45 | 6 | 24.00 | TVL (SACB) | v Natal (SACB) | Durban | 21 Nov 1981 | First-class | |
| 15.0x8 | 3 | 44 | 5 | 24.00 | EPR (SACB) | v WPR (SACB) | Port Elizabeth | 13 Mar 1981 | First-class | |
| 20.0 | 3 | 81 | 5 | 24.00 | Australia | v Pakistan | Brisbane | 27 Nov 1981 | Test # 910 | |
| 20.0 | 7 | 43 | 5 | 24.00 | TVL (SACB) | v WPR (SACB) | Johannesburg | 26 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 12.0x8 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 24.00 | TVL (SACB) | v Natal (SACB) | Johannesburg | 17 Jan 1981 | First-class | |
| 16.0 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 24.00 | India | v New Zealand | Wellington | 21 Feb 1981 | Test # 897 | |
| 12.0x8 | 3 | 31 | 4 | 24.00 | Natal (SACB) | v TVL (SACB) | Pietermaritzburg | 14 Mar 1981 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | - | 43 | 3 | 24.00 | England XI | v WICB Pres XI | Pointe-a-Pierre | 23 Jan 1981 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | - | 50 | 3 | 24.00 | West Aust | v NSW | W.A.C.A | 27 Feb 1981 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 2 | 42 | 3 | 24.00 | England XI | v Leeward Is | Plymouth | 21 Mar 1981 | First-class | |
| 8.0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 24.00 | India | v Australia | Melbourne | 7 Feb 1981 | Test # 895 | |
| 8.0 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 24.00 | Queensland | v Victoria | Brisbane | 16 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 8.0 | - | 29 | 2 | 24.00 | North Zone | v South Zone | Thiruvananthapuram | 23 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 8.1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 24.50 | England | v India | Delhi | 23 Dec 1981 | Test # 914 | |
| 25.0 | 5 | 74 | 6 | 25.00 | West Indies | v England | St John's | 27 Mar 1981 | Test # 901 | |
| 8.2 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 25.00 | West Aust | v Tasmania | Devonport | 17 Jan 1981 | First-class | |
| 16.5 | 1 | 92 | 4 | 25.25 | Glamorgan | v Warwickshire | Birmingham | 12 Aug 1981 | First-class | |
| 17.0 | 10 | 41 | 4 | 25.50 | TVL (SACB) | v Natal (SACB) | Durban | 21 Nov 1981 | First-class | |
| 17.0 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 25.50 | WPR (SACB) | v EPR (SACB) | Cape Town | 21 Nov 1981 | First-class |
Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years
Minimum of 2 wicketsPerformances 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]
Pakistan vs South Australia at Adelaide, Pakistan tour of Australia Tour Match, Dec 26-29, 1981 [First-class]
Western Province (SACB/SACBOC) vs Transvaal (SACB/SACBOC) at Johannesburg, Howa Bowl , Dec 26-28, 1981 [First-class]