

See Also One-Day Matches and Second XI Matches and Other Matches
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Away Grounds visited:
Trent Bridge, Nottingham; The University Parks, Oxford; The Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells; Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford; Courtaulds Ground, Coventry; County Ground, Derby; Kennington Oval, Kennington; Old Trafford, Manchester; Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester; Sophia Gardens, Cardiff; Phoenix County Ground, Bristol
Championship playing record:
P 21 W 6 D 9 L 6
First-Class playing record:
P 24 W 7 D 11 L 6
Click on these links for the season's First-Class scorecards and results
or First-Class batting averages or First-Class bowling averages or Championship batting averages or Championship bowling averages
18 players appeared in First-Class matches for Leicestershire in 1981:
JP Agnew; JC Balderstone; TJ Boon; P Booth; NE Briers; IP Butcher; PB Clift; RA Cobb; NGB Cook; BF Davison; MA Garnham; DI Gower; GJ Parsons; AME Roberts; JF Steele; LB Taylor; RW Tolchard; DA Wenlock.
1 player made a debut for Leicestershire in these matches in 1981:
AME Roberts.