Top Cricket Stats and Records – 1981 Performances & Rankings

Explore 1981 cricket statistics including top run scorers, wicket takers, best batting and bowling performances. Year-wise player & team rankings.

Stat Leaders

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Most RunsALL
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1Graeme WOODAUS1429
2Allan BORDERAUS1369
3Kim HUGHESAUS1271
4Geoff BOYCOTTENG1088
5Greg CHAPPELLAUS1079
6Graham GOOCHENG949
7David GOWERENG908
8Sir IAN BOTHAMENG788
9Dilip VENGSARKARIND741
10Sandeep PATILIND688
Most RunsTEST
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1Geoff BOYCOTTENG975
2Kim HUGHESAUS931
3Allan BORDERAUS915
4Graham GOOCHENG791
5Graeme WOODAUS771
6David GOWERENG767
7Sir IAN BOTHAMENG629
8Greg CHAPPELLAUS625
9Sandeep PATILIND575
10Sunil GAVASKARIND531
Most RunsODI
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1Graeme WOODAUS658
2Allan BORDERAUS454
3Bruce EDGARNZ390
4John WRIGHTNZ378
5Dilip VENGSARKARIND342
6Kim HUGHESAUS340
7Desmond HAYNESWI294
8Mike GATTINGENG278
9Clive LLOYDWI240
Most Balls FacedALL
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1Allan BORDERAUS3016
2Geoff BOYCOTTENG2959
3Graeme WOODAUS2791
4Kim HUGHESAUS2471
5David GOWERENG2197
6Graham GOOCHENG1845
7Greg CHAPPELLAUS1758
8Sunil GAVASKARIND1746
9Dilip VENGSARKARIND1548
10John WRIGHTNZ1407
Most Balls FacedTEST
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1Geoff BOYCOTTENG2713
2Allan BORDERAUS2296
3Kim HUGHESAUS2010
4David GOWERENG1943
5Graeme WOODAUS1716
6Graham GOOCHENG1563
7Sunil GAVASKARIND1480
8Chris TAVARÉENG1369
9Greg CHAPPELLAUS1150
10Dilip VENGSARKARIND1040
Most Balls FacedODI
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1Graeme WOODAUS1075
2Allan BORDERAUS720
3John WRIGHTNZ669
4Bruce EDGARNZ635
5Greg CHAPPELLAUS608
6Dilip VENGSARKARIND508
7Kim HUGHESAUS461
8Desmond HAYNESWI445
9Mudassar NAZARPAK380
10Mike GATTINGENG374
Highest ScoreALL
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1Kim HUGHESAUS213
2Greg CHAPPELLAUS204
3Sir VIV RICHARDSWI182
4Sandeep PATILIND174
5Sunil GAVASKARIND172
6David GOWERENG154
7Graham GOOCHENG153
8Chris TAVARÉENG149
9Geoff BOYCOTTENG137
Highest ScoreTEST
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1Kim HUGHESAUS213
2Greg CHAPPELLAUS204
3Sir VIV RICHARDSWI182
4Sandeep PATILIND174
5Sunil GAVASKARIND172
6David GOWERENG154
7Graham GOOCHENG153
8Chris TAVARÉENG149
9Geoff BOYCOTTENG137
Highest ScoreODI
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1Bruce LAIRDAUS117
2Zaheer ABBASPAK108
3Gordon GREENIDGEWI103
4Bruce EDGARNZ102
5Mike GATTINGENG96
6Greg CHAPPELLAUS90
7Dilip VENGSARKARIND88
8Allan BORDERAUS85
9Desmond HAYNESWI84
Best Strike RateALL
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1Gary ROBERTSONNZ170.00
2Gary TROUPNZ127.27
3Sir IAN BOTHAMENG73.64
4John PARKERNZ73.03
5Kapil DEVIND71.01
6Chris OLDENG70.65
7Sandeep PATILIND69.22
8Sir VIV RICHARDSWI66.76
9Michael HOLDINGWI64.60
10Lance CAIRNSNZ64.58
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1Sir IAN BOTHAMENG74.79
2Chris OLDENG71.91
3Kapil DEVIND70.06
4Sandeep PATILIND69.28
5Michael HOLDINGWI66.91
6Kris SRIKKANTHIND63.16
7Sir VIV RICHARDSWI59.27
8Jeff THOMSONAUS59.04
9Zaheer ABBASPAK58.02
10Ijaz FAQIHPAK57.89
Best Strike RateODI
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1Gary ROBERTSONNZ170.00
2Gary TROUPNZ155.56
3Rod MARSHAUS100.94
4Wasim BARIPAK100.00
5Geoff LAWSONAUS93.22
6Sir VIV RICHARDSWI92.31
7Ray BRIGHTAUS90.00
8Lance CAIRNSNZ82.35
9Clive LLOYDWI80.54
10Javed MIANDADPAK76.08
Most sixesALL
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1Sir IAN BOTHAMENG16
2Sir VIV RICHARDSWI7
3Sandeep PATILIND6
4Andy ROBERTSNZ5
5Kapil DEVIND4
Most sixesTEST
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1Sir IAN BOTHAMENG14
2Michael HOLDINGWI5
3Graeme WOODAUS4
4Kapil DEVIND3
5Clive LLOYDWI2
Most sixesODI
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1Allan BORDERAUS6
2Mike GATTINGENG5
3Sir VIV RICHARDSWI3
4Geoff LAWSONAUS2
5Kirti AZADIND1
Best AveragesALL
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1Sir VIV RICHARDSWI498 / 9
Best AveragesTEST
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1Geoff HOWARTHNZ172 / 3
Best AveragesODI
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1Clive LLOYDWI240 / 5
Most 50sALL
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1Allan BORDERAUS8
2Graeme WOODAUS7
3Clive LLOYDWI6
4Dilip VENGSARKARIND5
5Graham GOOCHENG4
Most 50sTEST
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1Allan BORDERAUS5
2Clive LLOYDWI4
3Bruce LAIRDAUS3
Most 50sODI
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1Graeme WOODAUS4
2Dilip VENGSARKARIND3
3Mudassar NAZARPAK2
Most 100sALL
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1Geoff BOYCOTTENG3
2Sir IAN BOTHAMENG2
3David GOWERENG1
Most 100sTEST
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1Geoff BOYCOTTENG3
2Greg CHAPPELLAUS2
3Sunil GAVASKARIND1
Most 100sODI
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1Gordon GREENIDGEWI1
Most Not OutsALL
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1Terry ALDERMANAUS9
2Dennis LILLEEAUS8
3Doug WALTERSAUS6
4Colin CROFTWI5
5Martin SNEDDENNZ4
Most Not OutsTEST
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1Terry ALDERMANAUS8
2Dennis LILLEEAUS5
3Colin CROFTWI4
4Ravi SHASTRIIND3
Most Not OutsODI
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1Bruce EDGARNZ4
2Ashraf ALIPAK3
3Larry GOMESWI2
Most WicketsALL
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1Dennis LILLEEAUS105
2Sir IAN BOTHAMENG71
3Terry ALDERMANAUS62
4Kapil DEVIND44
5Bob WILLISENG39
6Colin CROFTWI36
7Dilip DOSHIIND31
8Graham DILLEYENG30
Most WicketsTEST
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1Dennis LILLEEAUS85
2Sir IAN BOTHAMENG62
3Terry ALDERMANAUS54
4Kapil DEVIND33
5Bruce YARDLEYAUS30
6Graham DILLEYENG29
7Michael HOLDINGWI28
8Colin CROFTWI27
9Dilip DOSHIIND26
Most WicketsODI
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1Greg CHAPPELLAUS25
2Dennis LILLEEAUS20
3Martin SNEDDENNZ14
4Trevor CHAPPELLAUS13
5Sir RICHARD HADLEENZ12
6Kapil DEVIND11
7Imran KHANBHR10
7Imran KHANBHR10
Best Bowling FigALL
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1Bob WILLISENG8/17
2Dennis LILLEEAUS7/3
3Bruce YARDLEYAUS7/21
4Geoff LAWSONAUS7/25
5Colin CROFTWI6/9
6Sir IAN BOTHAMENG6/10
7Michael HOLDINGWI6/13
8Terry ALDERMANAUS6/19
9Greg CHAPPELLAUS5/0
10Dilip DOSHIIND5/0
Best Bowling FigTEST
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1Bob WILLISENG8/28
2Dennis LILLEEAUS7/18
3Bruce YARDLEYAUS7/23
4Geoff LAWSONAUS7/25
5Sir IAN BOTHAMENG6/10
6Michael HOLDINGWI6/16
7Terry ALDERMANAUS6/23
8Colin CROFTWI6/26
9Dilip DOSHIIND5/0
10Madan LALIND5/4
Best Bowling FigODI
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1Colin CROFTWI6/9
2Greg CHAPPELLAUS5/1
3Sir RICHARD HADLEENZ5/6
4Dennis LILLEEAUS4/3
5Sikander BAKHTPAK4/11
6Rodney HOGGAUS4/14
7Sarfraz NAWAZPAK4/24
8Wasim RAJAPAK4/25
9Mudassar NAZARPAK3/1
10Jeremy CONEYNZ3/7
Worst Bowling FigALL
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1Bruce YARDLEYAUS7/187
2Dilip DOSHIIND5/146
3Shivlal YADAVIND4/143
4Dennis LILLEEAUS7/137
5Sir IAN BOTHAMENG6/137
6Kapil DEVIND5/136
7Terry ALDERMANAUS6/135
8Ravi SHASTRIIND5/125
9John EMBUREYENG5/124
10Sarfraz NAWAZPAK4/121
Worst Bowling FigTEST
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1Bruce YARDLEYAUS7/187
2Dilip DOSHIIND5/146
3Shivlal YADAVIND4/143
4Dennis LILLEEAUS7/137
5Sir IAN BOTHAMENG6/137
6Kapil DEVIND5/136
7Terry ALDERMANAUS6/135
8Ravi SHASTRIIND5/125
9John EMBUREYENG5/124
10Sarfraz NAWAZPAK3/121
Worst Bowling FigODI
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1Trevor CHAPPELLAUS3/69
2Len PASCOEAUS3/64
3Karsan GHAVRIIND3/61
4Dilip DOSHIIND2/59
5Paul MCEWANNZ2/58
6Martin SNEDDENNZ3/57
7Colin CROFTWI6/57
8Yograj SINGHIND1/57
9Shaun GRAFAUS2/56
10Bob WILLISENG2/56
Most DotsALL
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1Roger BINNYIND0
Most DotsTEST
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1Sandeep PATILIND0
Most DotsODI
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1Yograj SINGHIND0
Best AverageALL
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58Colin CROFTWI19.00
59Jeremy CONEYNZ18.88
60Malcolm MARSHALLWI18.17
61Greg CHAPPELLAUS17.54
62Graeme BEARDAUS17.50
63Madan LALIND17.27
64Mudassar NAZARPAK16.67
65Michael HOLDINGWI16.08
66John BRACEWELLNZ15.11
67Gary ROBERTSONNZ14.50
Best AverageTEST
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46Colin CROFTWI20.56
47Sandeep PATILIND19.50
48Jeremy CONEYNZ19.00
49Len PASCOEAUS18.69
50Greg CHAPPELLAUS16.67
51Madan LALIND16.33
52Lance CAIRNSNZ15.69
53John BRACEWELLNZ15.11
54Michael HOLDINGWI15.07
Best AverageODI
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41Malcolm MARSHALLWI17.11
42Mudassar NAZARPAK14.83
43Derek UNDERWOODENG14.67
44Gary ROBERTSONNZ14.50
45Colin CROFTWI14.33
46John EMBUREYENG14.00
47Wasim RAJAPAK10.20
48Larry GOMESWI10.00
49Gary TROUPNZ9.75
50Chris OLDENG8.00
Best EconomyALL
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1Kim HUGHESAUS0.75
2Geoff BOYCOTTENG1.17
3Dilip VENGSARKARIND1.50
4John BRACEWELLNZ1.63
5Kris SRIKKANTHIND1.67
6Larry GOMESWI1.85
7Dilip DOSHIIND2.06
8Derek UNDERWOODENG2.07
9Graham YALLOPAUS2.13
10Ray BRIGHTAUS2.16
Best EconomyTEST
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1Kim HUGHESAUS0.75
2Geoff BOYCOTTENG1.17
3Jeremy CONEYNZ1.46
4Greg CHAPPELLAUS1.47
5Dilip VENGSARKARIND1.50
6Lance CAIRNSNZ1.52
7Larry GOMESWI1.54
8John BRACEWELLNZ1.63
9Kris SRIKKANTHIND1.67
10Dilip DOSHIIND1.85
Best EconomyODI
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1Javed MIANDADPAK1.00
2Chris OLDENG1.60
3Gary TROUPNZ2.03
4John EMBUREYENG2.10
5Alvin KALLICHARRANWI2.50
6Mike HENDRICKENG2.55
7Derek UNDERWOODENG2.59
8Graham STEVENSONENG2.75
9Max WALKERAUS2.76
10Michael HOLDINGWI2.90
Best Strike RateALL
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54Brian MCKECHNIENZ41.16
55Colin CROFTWI37.97
56Michael HOLDINGWI37.45
57Malcolm MARSHALLWI34.70
58Paul ALLOTTENG34.50
59Trevor CHAPPELLAUS33.69
60Greg CHAPPELLAUS32.94
61Gary ROBERTSONNZ30.00
62Mudassar NAZARPAK29.00
63Graeme BEARDAUS27.60
Best Strike RateTEST
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45Bruce YARDLEYAUS54.18
46Sir IAN BOTHAMENG53.75
47Terry ALDERMANAUS49.42
48Madan LALIND43.50
49Colin CROFTWI43.02
50Malcolm MARSHALLWI42.00
51Len PASCOEAUS40.88
52Michael HOLDINGWI36.54
53Paul ALLOTTENG34.50
Best Strike RateODI
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41Gary ROBERTSONNZ30.00
42Gary TROUPNZ28.80
43Greg CHAPPELLAUS28.73
44Graeme BEARDAUS27.60
45Martin SNEDDENNZ27.43
46Mudassar NAZARPAK25.00
47Colin CROFTWI22.80
48Wasim RAJAPAK20.40
49Larry GOMESWI20.00
50Kirti AZADIND18.00
Most Runs ConceedALL
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1Dennis LILLEEAUS2204
2Sir IAN BOTHAMENG1818
3Terry ALDERMANAUS1450
4Kapil DEVIND1270
5Dilip DOSHIIND1026
6Bob WILLISENG1019
7Graham DILLEYENG929
8John EMBUREYENG895
9Bruce YARDLEYAUS706
10Colin CROFTWI684
Most Runs ConceedTEST
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1Dennis LILLEEAUS1781
2Sir IAN BOTHAMENG1584
3Terry ALDERMANAUS1222
4Kapil DEVIND1016
5Graham DILLEYENG908
6John EMBUREYENG853
7Dilip DOSHIIND831
8Bob WILLISENG829
9Bruce YARDLEYAUS685
10Colin CROFTWI555
Most Runs ConceedODI
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1Greg CHAPPELLAUS441
2Dennis LILLEEAUS423
3Trevor CHAPPELLAUS338
4Geoff LAWSONAUS320
5Lance CAIRNSNZ302
6Martin SNEDDENNZ279
7Rodney HOGGAUS278
8Sir RICHARD HADLEENZ261
9Len PASCOEAUS259
10Kapil DEVIND254
Most Maiden OversALL
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1Dennis LILLEEAUS164
2Dilip DOSHIIND158
3Sir IAN BOTHAMENG146
4John EMBUREYENG130
5Terry ALDERMANAUS112
6Kapil DEVIND87
7Ray BRIGHTAUS82
8Bruce YARDLEYAUS78
9Bob WILLISENG77
Most Maiden OversTEST
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1Dilip DOSHIIND157
2Dennis LILLEEAUS147
3Sir IAN BOTHAMENG136
4John EMBUREYENG122
5Terry ALDERMANAUS105
6Ray BRIGHTAUS82
7Ravi SHASTRIIND81
8Bruce YARDLEYAUS78
9Kapil DEVIND74
10Bob WILLISENG68
Most Maiden OversODI
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1Sir RICHARD HADLEENZ21
2Dennis LILLEEAUS17
3Greg CHAPPELLAUS16
4Ewen CHATFIELDNZ15
5Kapil DEVIND13
6Sir IAN BOTHAMENG10
7Bob WILLISENG9
Five Wicket haulALL
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1Dennis LILLEEAUS5
2Sir IAN BOTHAMENG4
3Colin CROFTWI3
4Bruce YARDLEYAUS2
5Geoff LAWSONAUS1
Five Wicket haulTEST
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1Dennis LILLEEAUS5
2Terry ALDERMANAUS4
3Kapil DEVIND3
4Colin CROFTWI2
5John LEVERENG1
Five Wicket haulODI
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1Colin CROFTWI1

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