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The '''Muslims cricket team''' was an [[India]]n [[first-class cricket]] team which took part in the annual [[Bombay Quadrangular|Bombay tournament]]. The team was founded by members of the [[Muslim]] community in [[Bombay]].<br />
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The Muslims joined the Bombay tournament in 1912, when they accepted an invitation from the [[Europeans cricket team|Europeans]], [[Hindus cricket team|Hindus]] and [[Parsees cricket team|Parsees]] to expand the competition, which was renamed the [[Bombay Quadrangular]].<br />
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The Muslims had a strong team during the last decade or so of the tournament's existence, winning the title six times between 1934–35 and 1944-45.<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/966/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Muslims] at CricketArchive<br />
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==Sources==<br />
* [[Vasant Raiji]], ''India's Hambledon Men'', Tyeby Press, 1986<br />
* [[Mihir Bose]], ''A History of Indian Cricket'', Andre-Deutsch, 1990<br />
* [[Ramachandra Guha]], ''A Corner of a Foreign Field - An Indian History of a British Sport'', Picador, 2001<br />
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[[Category:Indian first-class cricket teams]]<br />
[[Category:Former senior cricket clubs of India]]<br />
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