Highest totals in 1981 in FC+LA+T20s IN Australia
Highest totals
Team | Score | Overs | RR | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Result | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 551/9d | 164.5 | 3.34 | 1 | v NSW | Adelaide | draw | 7 Nov 1981 | First-class | |
| 545 | 185.4 | 2.93 | 2 | v Pakistanis | W.A.C.A | draw | 23 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 539/7d | 143.4 | 3.75 | 1 | v Queensland | Brisbane | won | 11 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 528 | 149.4 | 3.52 | 1 | v India | Adelaide | draw | 23 Jan 1981 | Test # 894 | |
| 512/9d | 152.0 | 3.36 | 2 | v Pakistan | Brisbane | won | 27 Nov 1981 | Test # 910 | |
| 500/8d | 171.3 | 2.91 | 1 | v Australia | Melbourne | won | 11 Dec 1981 | Test # 913 | |
| 487/2d | 149.4 | 3.25 | 1 | v West Aust | Melbourne | draw | 27 Nov 1981 | First-class | |
| 458/8d | 110.0 | 4.16 | 2 | v Tasmania | Brisbane | won | 9 Jan 1981 | First-class | |
| 424/8d | 138.0 | 3.07 | 3 | v Pakistan | W.A.C.A | won | 13 Nov 1981 | Test # 909 | |
| 419 | 137.4 | 3.04 | 2 | v Australia | Adelaide | draw | 23 Jan 1981 | Test # 894 | |
| 419 | 156.3 | 2.67 | 2 | v India | Melbourne | lost | 7 Feb 1981 | Test # 895 | |
| 415 | 123.4 | 3.35 | 3 | v South Aust | Adelaide | draw | 26 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 406 | 109.1 | 3.71 | 2 | v India | Sydney | won | 2 Jan 1981 | Test # 893 | |
| 404/6d | 103.0 | 3.92 | 2 | v Pakistanis | Adelaide | draw | 26 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 404/5d | 141.0 | 2.86 | 2 | v Queensland | Brisbane | draw | 17 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 399/6d | 98.2 | 4.05 | 3 | v Victoria | Brisbane | won | 16 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 398 | 131.3 | 3.02 | 2 | v Victoria | Sydney | draw | 17 Jan 1981 | First-class | |
| 389/8d | 141.0 | 2.75 | 1 | v South Aust | Brisbane | draw | 17 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 380/9d | 117.0 | 3.24 | 1 | v West Aust | W.A.C.A | draw | 23 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 375/5 | 95.0 | 3.94 | 2 | v Pakistanis | Brisbane | draw | 30 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 367 | 104.5 | 3.50 | 2 | v NSW | W.A.C.A | won | 30 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 366/8d | 104.0 | 3.51 | 1 | v South Aust | Adelaide | won | 17 Jan 1981 | First-class | |
| 359 | 127.2 | 2.81 | 2 | v South Aust | Adelaide | won | 8 Jan 1981 | First-class | |
| 358/4d | 120.0 | 2.98 | 1 | v South Aust | Adelaide | draw | 26 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 351 | 138.3 | 2.53 | 1 | v Queensland | Brisbane | draw | 20 Nov 1981 | First-class | |
| 347 | 109.4 | 3.16 | 3 | v Queensland | Brisbane | lost | 9 Jan 1981 | First-class | |
| 330/4d | 100.0 | 3.30 | 1 | v Victoria | Geelong | won | 26 Feb 1981 | First-class | |
| 328 | 95.0 | 3.45 | 1 | v Queensland | Brisbane | draw | 30 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 328/6d | 98.4 | 3.32 | 1 | v NSW | W.A.C.A | won | 27 Feb 1981 | First-class | |
| 328/2d | 100.0 | 3.28 | 2 | v South Aust | Geelong | draw | 7 Mar 1981 | First-class | |
| 324 | 109.1 | 2.96 | 3 | v Australia | Melbourne | won | 7 Feb 1981 | Test # 895 | |
| 322/6d | 109.0 | 2.95 | 1 | v Queensland | Newcastle | draw | 22 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 319/7d | 91.0 | 3.50 | 3 | v NSW | W.A.C.A | won | 27 Feb 1981 | First-class | |
| 317 | 106.3 | 2.97 | 2 | v Victoria | Melbourne | draw | 6 Nov 1981 | First-class | |
| 315 | 106.3 | 2.95 | 2 | v Queensland | Brisbane | lost | 16 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 312/6d | 101.0 | 3.08 | 1 | v Victoria | Geelong | draw | 7 Mar 1981 | First-class | |
| 311/8d | 98.0 | 3.17 | 1 | v Pakistanis | Melbourne | draw | 6 Nov 1981 | First-class | |
| 310/4 | 50.0 | 6.20 | 1 | v South Aust | Sydney | won | 3 Dec 1981 | List A | |
| 309/5d | 106.5 | 2.89 | 3 | v Victoria | Geelong | draw | 7 Mar 1981 | First-class | |
| 308/9 | 119.0 | 2.58 | 2 | v West Aust | Brisbane | draw | 20 Nov 1981 | First-class | |
| 305/8d | 85.3 | 3.56 | 1 | v Queensland | W.A.C.A | draw | 7 Mar 1981 | First-class | |
| 304 | 104.2 | 2.91 | 4 | v Queensland | Adelaide | lost | 17 Jan 1981 | First-class | |
| 301/3d | 105.0 | 2.86 | 2 | v Queensland | Geelong | lost | 26 Feb 1981 | First-class | |
| 300/9d | 98.2 | 3.05 | 1 | v NSW | Sydney | draw | 17 Jan 1981 | First-class | |
| 297/5d | 102.0 | 2.91 | 3 | v Tasmania | Sydney | won | 6 Mar 1981 | First-class | |
| 293 | 134.1 | 2.18 | 2 | v Pakistan | Melbourne | lost | 11 Dec 1981 | Test # 913 | |
| 291 | 79.0 | 3.68 | 1 | v Australia | Brisbane | lost | 27 Nov 1981 | Test # 910 | |
| 289 | 121.1 | 2.38 | 3 | v Queensland | W.A.C.A | draw | 7 Mar 1981 | First-class | |
| 282 | 85.5 | 3.28 | 3 | v West Indians | Brisbane | lost | 11 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 271 | 89.3 | 3.02 | 1 | v South Aust | Sydney | draw | 10 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 270 | 66.2 | 4.07 | 4 | v West Aust | W.A.C.A | lost | 27 Feb 1981 | First-class | |
| 269/9 | 85.0 | 3.16 | 2 | v NSW | Newcastle | draw | 22 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 268 | 79.2 | 3.37 | 4 | v Queensland | Brisbane | lost | 16 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 268 | 103.0 | 2.60 | 4 | v Queensland | Geelong | lost | 26 Feb 1981 | First-class | |
| 268 | 111.0 | 2.41 | 2 | v NSW | Sydney | draw | 10 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 262/8d | 97.3 | 2.68 | 2 | v West Aust | W.A.C.A | lost | 27 Feb 1981 | First-class | |
| 260/2 | 50.0 | 5.20 | 1 | v Victoria | Sydney | won | 19 Nov 1981 | List A | |
| 258 | 84.2 | 3.05 | 3 | v Victoria | Geelong | won | 26 Feb 1981 | First-class | |
| 256 | 73.5 | 3.46 | 4 | v Australia | W.A.C.A | lost | 13 Nov 1981 | Test # 909 | |
| 255/4d | 97.0 | 2.62 | 2 | v Victoria | Sydney | won | 19 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 254 | 100.4 | 2.52 | 1 | v NSW | Sydney | lost | 19 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 253/6d | 66.0 | 3.83 | 3 | v South Aust | W.A.C.A | won | 16 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 252/5d | 85.0 | 2.96 | 3 | v South Aust | Sydney | draw | 10 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 252/8d | 91.0 | 2.76 | 2 | v Tasmania | Devonport | won | 17 Jan 1981 | First-class | |
| 249/8d | 84.1 | 2.95 | 3 | v South Aust | Brisbane | draw | 17 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 247 | 73.4 | 3.35 | 1 | v Victoria | Brisbane | won | 16 Oct 1981 | First-class | |
| 246 | 75.4 | 3.25 | 1 | v West Aust | Devonport | lost | 17 Jan 1981 | First-class | |
| 245/8 | 50.0 | 4.90 | 1 | v Pakistan | Melbourne | won | 21 Nov 1981 | ODI # 122 | |
| 245/2 | 66.4 | 3.67 | 4 | v NSW | Sydney | draw | 10 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 245/7 | 103.0 | 2.37 | 3 | v NSW | Sydney | draw | 17 Jan 1981 | First-class | |
| 243 | 103.2 | 2.35 | 3 | v West Aust | Adelaide | lost | 8 Jan 1981 | First-class | |
| 242/8 | 50.0 | 4.84 | 1 | v India | Sydney | won | 15 Jan 1981 | ODI # 108 | |
| 242/9 | 50.0 | 4.84 | 1 | v India | Brisbane | won | 18 Jan 1981 | ODI # 109 | |
| 242/7d | 90.3 | 2.67 | 3 | v Pakistanis | Melbourne | draw | 6 Nov 1981 | First-class | |
| 237/3 | 47.0 | 5.04 | 2 | v West Indies | Sydney | won | 24 Nov 1981 | ODI # 124 | |
| 237 | 84.0 | 2.82 | 1 | v Australia | Melbourne | won | 7 Feb 1981 | Test # 895 | |
| 236/8 | 49.0 | 4.81 | 1 | v Australia | Sydney | lost | 24 Nov 1981 | ODI # 124 | |
| 236 | 75.3 | 3.12 | 2 | v Queensland | Adelaide | lost | 17 Jan 1981 | First-class | |
| 235/4 | 50.0 | 4.70 | 1 | v New Zealand | Melbourne | won | 1 Feb 1981 | ODI # 113 | |
| 233/6 | 50.0 | 4.66 | 1 | v Australia | Sydney | won | 29 Jan 1981 | ODI # 111 | |
| 233/2 | 87.3 | 2.66 | 4 | v Victoria | Sydney | won | 19 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 232/9 | 77.0 | 3.01 | 4 | v West Aust | W.A.C.A | draw | 7 Mar 1981 | First-class | |
| 232 | 95.5 | 2.42 | 3 | v NSW | Sydney | lost | 19 Dec 1981 | First-class | |
| 230/1d | 52.5 | 4.35 | 3 | v South Aust | Adelaide | won | 17 Jan 1981 | First-class | |
| 229/3 | 46.1 | 4.96 | 2 | v Tasmania | Brisbane | won | 7 Nov 1981 | List A | |
| 229/8 | 50.0 | 4.58 | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | lost | 1 Feb 1981 | ODI # 113 | |
| 227/6 | 50.0 | 4.54 | 2 | v West Indies | Melbourne | lost | 21 Nov 1981 | ODI # 122 | |
| 226 | 93.2 | 2.42 | 2 | v NSW | Sydney | lost | 6 Mar 1981 | First-class | |
| 225/7 | 50.0 | 4.50 | 1 | v Queensland | Brisbane | lost | 7 Nov 1981 | List A | |
| 223/4 | 43.2 | 5.14 | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | won | 17 Dec 1981 | ODI # 128 | |
| 223 | 73.0 | 3.05 | 3 | v Australia | Brisbane | lost | 27 Nov 1981 | Test # 910 | |
| 222/6 | 50.0 | 4.44 | 1 | v Pakistan | Sydney | lost | 17 Dec 1981 | ODI # 128 | |
| 222 | 82.3 | 2.69 | 1 | v Tasmania | Sydney | won | 6 Mar 1981 | First-class | |
| 222 | 82.3 | 2.69 | 3 | v West Indies | Melbourne | won | 26 Dec 1981 | Test # 915 | |
| 221/7d | 90.0 | 2.45 | 3 | v India | Adelaide | draw | 23 Jan 1981 | Test # 894 | |
| 220 | 48.1 | 4.56 | 2 | v New Zealand | Brisbane | lost | 18 Jan 1981 | ODI # 109 | |
| 220/8 | 50.0 | 4.40 | 1 | v Australia | Sydney | won | 13 Jan 1981 | ODI # 107 | |
| 220/2 | 121.2 | 1.81 | 2 | v South Aust | Adelaide | draw | 7 Nov 1981 | First-class | |
| 219/5 | 47.5 | 4.57 | 2 | v South Aust | Adelaide | won | 15 Feb 1981 | List A | |
| 219/7 | 50.0 | 4.38 | 2 | v New Zealand | Sydney | lost | 13 Jan 1981 | ODI # 107 |
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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]
Pakistan vs South Australia at Adelaide, Pakistan tour of Australia Tour Match, Dec 26-29, 1981 [First-class]
Natal (SACB/SACBOC) vs Eastern Province (SACB/SACBOC) at Pietermaritzburg, Howa Bowl , Dec 26-28, 1981 [First-class]