| Series Name: | English cricket team in the West Indies in 1980/81 |
| Team1 Image: | WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg |
| Team1 Name: | West Indies |
| Team2 Image: | Flag of England.svg |
| Team2 Name: | England |
| From Date: | 23 January 1981 |
| To Date: | 15 April 1981 |
| Team2 Captain: | Ian Botham |
| No Of Tests: | 5 |
| Team1 Tests Won: | 2 |
| Team2 Tests Won: | 0 |
| Team1 Tests Most Runs: | Clive Lloyd (383) Viv Richards (340) Desmond Haynes (234) |
| Team2 Tests Most Runs: | Graham Gooch (460) David Gower (376) Geoffrey Boycott (295) |
| Team1 Tests Most Wickets: | Colin Croft (24) Michael Holding (17) |
| Team2 Tests Most Wickets: | Ian Botham (15) Graham Dilley (10) |
| Player Of Test Series: | Clive Lloyd |
The England national cricket team toured the West Indies from January to April 1981 and played a five-match Test series against the West Indies cricket team which the West Indies won 2–0. England were captained by Ian Botham; the West Indies by Clive Lloyd. The second Test of the tour was cancelled, after Robin Jackman's visa was revoked by the Guyanese government, for playing and coaching in South Africa.[1] In the third Test, England's opening batsman Geoff Boycott was dismissed for a duck, after six balls bowled by Michael Holding.[2] It has been described as the greatest over in Test cricket.[3]
In addition, the teams played a two-match Limited Overs International (LOI) series which the West Indies won 2–0.[4]