| Match Name | Venue | Result | Date |
| The Frank Worrell Trophy: 1st Test, 1981/82 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Australia won by 58 runs | 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 December 1981 (five-day match) |
| India v England: 3rd Test, 1981/82 | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | Match Drawn | 23, 24, 26, 27, 28 December 1981 (five-day match) |
| Benson & Hedges World Series Cup: 8th Match, 1981/82 | W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth | West Indies won by 8 wickets | 20 December 1981 |
| India v England: 2nd ODI, 1981/82 | Burlton Park, Jullundur | India won by 6 wickets | 20 December 1981 |
| Benson & Hedges World Series Cup: 7th Match, 1981/82 | W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth | West Indies won by 7 wickets | 19 December 1981 |
| Benson & Hedges World Series Cup: 6th Match, 1981/82 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Pakistan won by 6 wickets | 17 December 1981 |
| Australia v Pakistan: 3rd Test, 1981/82 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Pakistan won by an innings and 82 runs | 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 December 1981 (five-day match) |
| India v England: 2nd Test, 1981/82 | Karnataka State C.A. Stadium, Bangalore | Match Drawn | 9, 10, 12, 13, 14 December 1981 (five-day match) |
| Benson & Hedges World Series Cup: 5th Match, 1981/82 | Adelaide Oval | Australia won by 38 runs | 6 December 1981 |
| Benson & Hedges World Series Cup: 4th Match, 1981/82 | Adelaide Oval | Pakistan won by 8 runs | 5 December 1981 |
| Australia v Pakistan: 2nd Test, 1981/82 | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane | Australia won by 10 wickets | 27, 28, 29, 30 November, 1 December 1981 (five-day match) |
| India v England: 1st Test, 1981/82 | Wankhede Stadium, Bombay | India won by 138 runs | 27, 28, 29 November, 1 December 1981 (five-day match) |
| India v England: 1st ODI, 1981/82 | Sardar Vallabhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad | England won by 5 wickets | 25 November 1981 |
| Benson & Hedges World Series Cup: 3rd Match, 1981/82 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Australia won by 7 wickets | 24 November 1981 |
| Benson & Hedges World Series Cup: 2nd Match, 1981/82 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Pakistan won by 4 wickets | 22 November 1981 |
| Benson & Hedges World Series Cup: 1st Match, 1981/82 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | West Indies won by 18 runs | 21 November 1981 |
| Australia v Pakistan: 1st Test, 1981/82 | W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth | Australia won by 286 runs | 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 November 1981 (five-day match) |
| The Ashes: 6th Test, 1981 | Kennington Oval, London | Match Drawn | 27, 28, 29, 31 August, 1 September 1981 (five-day match) |
| The Ashes: 5th Test, 1981 | Old Trafford, Manchester | England won by 103 runs | 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 August 1981 (five-day match) |
| The Ashes: 4th Test, 1981 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | England won by 29 runs | 30, 31 July, 1, 2 August 1981 (five-day match) |
| The Ashes: 3rd Test, 1981 | Headingley, Leeds | England won by 18 runs | 16, 17, 18, 20, 21 July 1981 (five-day match) |
| The Ashes: 2nd Test, 1981 | Lord's, London | Match Drawn | 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 July 1981 (five-day match) |
| The Ashes: 1st Test, 1981 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Australia won by 4 wickets | 18, 19, 20, 21 June 1981 (five-day match) |
| Prudential Trophy: 3rd ODI, 1981 | Headingley, Leeds | Australia won by 71 runs | 8 June 1981 |
| Prudential Trophy: 2nd ODI, 1981 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | Australia won by 2 runs | 6 June 1981 |
| Prudential Trophy: 1st ODI, 1981 | Lord's, London | England won by 6 wickets | 4 June 1981 |
| The Wisden Trophy: 5th Test, 1980/81 | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | Match Drawn | 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 April 1981 (five-day match) |
| The Wisden Trophy: 4th Test, 1980/81 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua | Match Drawn | 27, 28, 29, 31 March, 1 April 1981 (five-day match) |
| New Zealand v India: 3rd Test, 1980/81 | Eden Park, Auckland | Match Drawn | 13, 14, 15, 17, 18 March 1981 (five-day match) |
| The Wisden Trophy: 3rd Test, 1980/81 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | West Indies won by 298 runs | 13, 14, 15, 17, 18 March 1981 (five-day match) |
| New Zealand v India: 2nd Test, 1980/81 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | Match Drawn | 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 March 1981 (five-day match) |
| West Indies v England: 2nd ODI, 1980/81 | Albion Sports Complex, Albion, Berbice, Guyana | West Indies won by 6 wickets | 26 February 1981 |
| New Zealand v India: 1st Test, 1980/81 | Basin Reserve, Wellington | New Zealand won by 62 runs | 21, 22, 23, 25 February 1981 (five-day match) |
| New Zealand v India: 2nd ODI, 1980/81 | Trust Bank Park, Hamilton | New Zealand won by 57 runs | 15 February 1981 |
| New Zealand v India: 1st ODI, 1980/81 | Eden Park, Auckland | New Zealand won by 78 runs | 14 February 1981 |
| The Wisden Trophy: 1st Test, 1980/81 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad | West Indies won by an innings and 79 runs | 13, 14, 16, 17, 18 February 1981 (five-day match) |
| Australia v India: 3rd Test, 1980/81 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | India won by 59 runs | 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 February 1981 (five-day match) |
| West Indies v England: 1st ODI, 1980/81 | Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent | West Indies won by 2 runs | 4 February 1981 |
| Benson & Hedges World Series Cup: 4th Final, 1980/81 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Australia won by 6 wickets | 3 February 1981 |
| Benson & Hedges World Series Cup: 3rd Final, 1980/81 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Australia won by 6 runs | 1 February 1981 |
| Benson & Hedges World Series Cup: 2nd Final, 1980/81 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Australia won by 7 wickets | 31 January 1981 |
| Benson & Hedges World Series Cup: 1st Final, 1980/81 | Sydney Cricket Ground | New Zealand won by 78 runs | 29 January 1981 |
| Australia v India: 2nd Test, 1980/81 | Adelaide Oval | Match Drawn | 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 January 1981 (five-day match) |
| Benson & Hedges World Series Cup: 15th Match, 1980/81 | Sydney Cricket Ground | No result | 21 January 1981 |
| Benson & Hedges World Series Cup: 14th Match, 1980/81 | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane | New Zealand won by 22 runs | 18 January 1981 |
| Benson & Hedges World Series Cup: 13th Match, 1980/81 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Australia won by 27 runs | 15 January 1981 |
| Benson & Hedges World Series Cup: 12th Match, 1980/81 | Sydney Cricket Ground | New Zealand won by 1 runs | 13 January 1981 |
| Benson & Hedges World Series Cup: 11th Match, 1980/81 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Australia won by 7 wickets | 11 January 1981 |
| Benson & Hedges World Series Cup: 10th Match, 1980/81 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | New Zealand won by 10 wickets | 10 January 1981 |
| Benson & Hedges World Series Cup: 9th Match, 1980/81 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Australia won by 9 wickets | 8 January 1981 |
| Australia v India: 1st Test, 1980/81 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Australia won by an innings and 4 runs | 2, 3, 4 January 1981 (five-day match) |
Matches - 1981