Highest totals in 1981 in Tests+ODIs+T20Is
Highest totals
Team | Score | Overs | RR | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Result | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 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 | 160.1 | 3.04 | 2 | v England | Delhi | draw | 23 Dec 1981 | Test # 914 | |
| 476/9d | 156.4 | 3.03 | 1 | v India | Delhi | draw | 23 Dec 1981 | Test # 914 | |
| 468/9d | 155.0 | 3.01 | 2 | v England | St John's | draw | 27 Mar 1981 | Test # 901 | |
| 442 | 163.1 | 2.70 | 2 | v England | Kingston | draw | 10 Apr 1981 | Test # 902 | |
| 428 | 150.0 | 2.85 | 2 | v England | Bengaluru | draw | 9 Dec 1981 | Test # 912 | |
| 426/9d | 147.0 | 2.89 | 1 | v England | Port of Spain | won | 13 Feb 1981 | Test # 896 | |
| 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 | |
| 406 | 109.1 | 3.71 | 2 | v India | Sydney | won | 2 Jan 1981 | Test # 893 | |
| 404 | 151.4 | 2.66 | 3 | v Australia | Manchester | won | 13 Aug 1981 | Test # 907 | |
| 402 | 135.5 | 2.95 | 4 | v England | Manchester | lost | 13 Aug 1981 | Test # 907 | |
| 401/9d | 155.2 | 2.58 | 1 | v England | Leeds | lost | 16 Jul 1981 | Test # 905 | |
| 400 | 158.0 | 2.53 | 1 | v India | Bengaluru | draw | 9 Dec 1981 | Test # 912 | |
| 379/7d | 109.0 | 3.47 | 3 | v England | Bridgetown | won | 13 Mar 1981 | Test # 900 | |
| 375 | 119.0 | 3.15 | 1 | v India | Wellington | won | 21 Feb 1981 | Test # 897 | |
| 366 | 186.0 | 1.96 | 2 | v India | Auckland | draw | 13 Mar 1981 | Test # 899 | |
| 356 | 87.3 | 4.06 | 3 | v Australia | Leeds | won | 16 Jul 1981 | Test # 905 | |
| 352 | 132.0 | 2.66 | 1 | v England | The Oval | draw | 27 Aug 1981 | Test # 908 | |
| 345 | 118.4 | 2.90 | 2 | v England | Lord's | draw | 2 Jul 1981 | Test # 904 | |
| 344/9d | 104.2 | 3.29 | 3 | v England | The Oval | draw | 27 Aug 1981 | Test # 908 | |
| 324 | 109.1 | 2.96 | 3 | v Australia | Melbourne | won | 7 Feb 1981 | Test # 895 | |
| 314 | 110.4 | 2.83 | 2 | v Australia | The Oval | draw | 27 Aug 1981 | Test # 908 | |
| 311 | 124.1 | 2.50 | 1 | v Australia | Lord's | draw | 2 Jul 1981 | Test # 904 | |
| 302/6d | 128.0 | 2.35 | 3 | v West Indies | Kingston | draw | 10 Apr 1981 | Test # 902 | |
| 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 | |
| 286/5 | 145.0 | 1.97 | 2 | v India | Christchurch | draw | 6 Mar 1981 | Test # 898 | |
| 285 | 83.0 | 3.43 | 1 | v West Indies | Kingston | draw | 10 Apr 1981 | Test # 902 | |
| 284 | 120.5 | 2.35 | 3 | v New Zealand | Auckland | draw | 13 Mar 1981 | Test # 899 | |
| 271 | 90.2 | 3.00 | 1 | v West Indies | St John's | draw | 27 Mar 1981 | Test # 901 | |
| 265 | 90.1 | 2.93 | 1 | v England | Bridgetown | won | 13 Mar 1981 | Test # 900 | |
| 265/8d | 98.4 | 2.68 | 3 | v Australia | Lord's | draw | 2 Jul 1981 | Test # 904 | |
| 261/7 | 95.0 | 2.74 | 4 | v Australia | The Oval | draw | 27 Aug 1981 | Test # 908 | |
| 258 | 86.5 | 2.97 | 2 | v England | Birmingham | lost | 30 Jul 1981 | Test # 906 | |
| 256 | 73.5 | 3.46 | 4 | v Australia | W.A.C.A | lost | 13 Nov 1981 | Test # 909 | |
| 255 | 127.0 | 2.00 | 1 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | draw | 6 Mar 1981 | Test # 898 | |
| 249/8 | 55.0 | 4.52 | 1 | v England | Birmingham | won | 6 Jun 1981 | ODI # 120 | |
| 247 | 54.5 | 4.50 | 2 | v Australia | Birmingham | lost | 6 Jun 1981 | ODI # 120 | |
| 245/8 | 50.0 | 4.90 | 1 | v Pakistan | Melbourne | won | 21 Nov 1981 | ODI # 122 | |
| 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 | |
| 238 | 130.3 | 1.82 | 1 | v New Zealand | Auckland | draw | 13 Mar 1981 | Test # 899 | |
| 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 | |
| 236/8 | 55.0 | 4.29 | 1 | v England | Leeds | won | 8 Jun 1981 | ODI # 121 | |
| 235/4 | 50.0 | 4.70 | 1 | v New Zealand | Melbourne | won | 1 Feb 1981 | ODI # 113 | |
| 234/3 | 93.0 | 2.51 | 3 | v West Indies | St John's | draw | 27 Mar 1981 | Test # 901 | |
| 233/6 | 50.0 | 4.66 | 1 | v Australia | Sydney | won | 29 Jan 1981 | ODI # 111 | |
| 231 | 86.1 | 2.68 | 1 | v Australia | Manchester | won | 13 Aug 1981 | Test # 907 | |
| 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 | |
| 227 | 77.3 | 2.92 | 3 | v England | Wankhede | won | 27 Nov 1981 | Test # 911 | |
| 224 | 91.2 | 2.45 | 4 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | lost | 13 Mar 1981 | Test # 900 | |
| 223/4 | 43.2 | 5.14 | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | won | 17 Dec 1981 | ODI # 128 | |
| 223 | 72.4 | 3.06 | 2 | v New Zealand | Wellington | lost | 21 Feb 1981 | Test # 897 | |
| 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 | 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 | |
| 219/7 | 50.0 | 4.38 | 2 | v New Zealand | Sydney | lost | 13 Jan 1981 | ODI # 107 | |
| 219 | 92.0 | 2.38 | 3 | v Australia | Birmingham | won | 30 Jul 1981 | Test # 906 | |
| 218/6 | 45.0 | 4.84 | 1 | v India | Auckland | won | 14 Feb 1981 | ODI # 116 | |
| 218/4 | 47.4 | 4.57 | 2 | v New Zealand | Sydney | won | 3 Feb 1981 | ODI # 114 | |
| 215/8 | 50.0 | 4.30 | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | lost | 15 Jan 1981 | ODI # 108 | |
| 215/8 | 50.0 | 4.30 | 1 | v Australia | Sydney | lost | 3 Feb 1981 | ODI # 114 | |
| 212/4 | 51.4 | 4.10 | 2 | v Australia | Lord's | won | 4 Jun 1981 | ODI # 119 | |
| 210/6 | 49.2 | 4.25 | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | won | 22 Nov 1981 | ODI # 123 | |
| 210/8 | 50.0 | 4.20 | 1 | v India | Hamilton | won | 15 Feb 1981 | ODI # 117 | |
| 210/7 | 55.0 | 3.81 | 1 | v England | Lord's | lost | 4 Jun 1981 | ODI # 119 | |
| 209/9 | 50.0 | 4.18 | 1 | v Pakistan | Melbourne | lost | 22 Nov 1981 | ODI # 123 | |
| 208 | 48.3 | 4.28 | 1 | v Pakistan | Adelaide | won | 6 Dec 1981 | ODI # 127 | |
| 201 | 53.2 | 3.76 | 1 | v Australia | Sydney | lost | 2 Jan 1981 | Test # 893 | |
| 201 | 62.0 | 3.24 | 3 | v Australia | Sydney | lost | 2 Jan 1981 | Test # 893 | |
| 201 | 62.3 | 3.21 | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | lost | 26 Dec 1981 | Test # 915 | |
| 198 | 68.1 | 2.90 | 1 | v West Indies | Melbourne | won | 26 Dec 1981 | Test # 915 | |
| 193/3 | 47.2 | 4.07 | 2 | v India | Melbourne | won | 11 Jan 1981 | ODI # 106 | |
| 192/5 | 50.0 | 3.84 | 1 | v Australia | Melbourne | lost | 11 Jan 1981 | ODI # 106 | |
| 190/2 | 30.0 | 6.33 | 2 | v Australia | W.A.C.A | won | 20 Dec 1981 | ODI # 130 | |
| 190 | 75.3 | 2.51 | 4 | v New Zealand | Wellington | lost | 21 Feb 1981 | Test # 897 | |
| 189 | 69.1 | 2.73 | 1 | v Australia | Birmingham | won | 30 Jul 1981 | Test # 906 | |
| 188/9 | 50.0 | 3.76 | 1 | v West Indies | W.A.C.A | lost | 20 Dec 1981 | ODI # 130 | |
| 185 | 56.4 | 3.26 | 1 | v Australia | Nottingham | lost | 18 Jun 1981 | Test # 903 | |
| 180 | 43.1 | 4.16 | 1 | v New Zealand | Sydney | n/r | 21 Jan 1981 | ODI # 110 | |
| 180 | 83.4 | 2.15 | 1 | v Pakistan | W.A.C.A | won | 13 Nov 1981 | Test # 909 | |
| 179 | 57.0 | 3.14 | 1 | v England | Wankhede | won | 27 Nov 1981 | Test # 911 | |
| 179 | 86.5 | 2.06 | 2 | v England | Nottingham | won | 18 Jun 1981 | Test # 903 | |
| 178 | 78.0 | 2.28 | 2 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | lost | 13 Feb 1981 | Test # 896 | |
| 174 | 50.5 | 3.42 | 2 | v Australia | Leeds | won | 16 Jul 1981 | Test # 905 | |
| 174/3d | 69.0 | 2.52 | 3 | v India | Bengaluru | draw | 9 Dec 1981 | Test # 912 | |
| 170/8 | 50.0 | 3.40 | 2 | v Australia | Adelaide | lost | 6 Dec 1981 | ODI # 127 | |
| 169 | 99.0 | 1.70 | 3 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | lost | 13 Feb 1981 | Test # 896 | |
| 166 | 100.1 | 1.65 | 2 | v India | Wankhede | lost | 27 Nov 1981 | Test # 911 | |
| 165 | 46.5 | 3.52 | 2 | v Australia | Leeds | lost | 8 Jun 1981 | ODI # 121 |
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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]
Australia vs West Indies at W.A.C.A, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup 8th Match, Dec 20, 1981 [ODI # 130]