Captain:

Home Grounds used:
Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Away Grounds visited:
Eden Park, Auckland; Seddon Park, Hamilton; Pukekura Park, New Plymouth

First-Class playing record:
P 8     W 4     D 1     L 3

Click on these links for the season's First-Class scorecards and results
or First-Class batting averages or First-Class bowling averages

18 players appeared in First-Class matches for Canterbury in 1980/81:
GC Bateman; DJ Boyle; VR Brown; CL Bull; DA Dempsey; WL Eddington; AJ Farrant; BG Hadlee; RP Jones; RT Latham; RI Leggat; JM Mackle; SR McNally; PJ Rattray; BD Ritchie; DW Stead; CH Thiele; BD Thomas.

9 players made their debut for Canterbury in these matches in 1980/81:
DJ Boyle; AJ Farrant; RP Jones; RT Latham; RI Leggat; JM Mackle; PJ Rattray; CH Thiele; BD Thomas.