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{{Short description|Former Indian cricket team that played in the Bombay Pentangular}}
{{About|the [[Bombay Tournament (cricket)|Bombay Tournament]] team|the [[Irani Cup]] team|Rest of India cricket team}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2023}}
'''The Rest''' was an Indian [[first-class cricket]] team which took part in the annual [[Bombay Tournament (cricket)|Bombay Pentangular]] from 1937–38 to 1945–46.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/1/1168/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-class matches played by The Rest (India) |publisher=Cricket Archive |accessdate=30 December 2015}}</ref> It comprised those players who did not fit into any of the teams that took part in the Quadrangular, including [[Catholic Church in India|Catholics]], [[History of the Jews in India|Jews]] and mixed-race [[Anglo-Indian]]s.<ref>[[Mihir Bose]], ''A History of Indian Cricket'', Andre-Deutsch, 1990, p. 125.</ref> Several leading players from [[Sri Lanka|Ceylon]] also took part.<ref>Michael Roberts, "Sri Lanka: The Power of Cricket and the Power in Cricket", in ''Cricket and National Identity in the Postcolonial Age'', ed. Stephen Wagg; Routledge, Abingdon, 2005, p. 140.</ref> The team reached the final of the Pentangular twice, in 1940–41 and 1943–44. In the 1943–44 final [[Vijay Hazare]] scored 309 out of the team's total of 387.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/17/17391.html |title=Hindus v The Rest 1943–44 |website=CricketArchive |accessdate=30 December 2015}}</ref>

The Rest also played two first-class matches in the one-off Amritsar Tournament, competing against the [[Hindus cricket team|Hindus]] and [[Muslims cricket team|Muslims]], in 1940–41.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amritsar Tournament 1940-41|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Amritsar_Tournament_1940-41.html|website=CricketArchive|accessdate=5 October 2017}}</ref>

In all, The Rest played 12 first-class matches, losing six and drawing six.

The Rest also competed in the five-team Sind Tournament in [[Karachi]] from 1919–20 to 1946–47, but these matches are not considered first-class.<ref>{{cite web|title=Other Matches played by The Rest|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/1/1168/Other_Matches.html|website=CricketArchive|accessdate=5 October 2017|archive-date=5 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005101156/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/1/1168/Other_Matches.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Rest were unsuccessful in this tournament except in the last season, when they beat [[Parsees cricket team|Parsees]] by two wickets in the final.

==Other teams called "The Rest"==
Also in India, the annual [[Irani Cup]] fixture features [[Rest of India cricket team|Rest of India]] which plays against the current [[Ranji Trophy]] champions.

The appellation "The Rest" has been applied on an ''ad hoc'' basis to teams in other countries:
* In England, it is generally understood that teams which represent "the rest of England", usually assembled to play against a particular county club team, are called "England" or "England" or "The Rest". They are in fact [[Rest of England cricket teams]] and such teams have been organised since the 1730s. A team specifically called "The Rest" took part in a [[single wicket cricket|single wicket]] "fives" match on Monday, 6 June 1748, playing against [[Addington Cricket Club|Addington]] at the [[Artillery Ground]]; this appears to be the first instance of the name.<ref name="FL18C22">{{cite book |last=Buckley |first=G. B. |authorlink=G. B. Buckley |title=Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket |year=1935 |publisher=Cotterell |page=22}}</ref> A team called "The Rest" played a combined [[Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club|Nottinghamshire]] and [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]] team in 1883.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/2/2704.html |title=Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire v The Rest 1883 |website=CricketArchive |accessdate=30 December 2015}}</ref> Between then and 1997, "The Rest" teams played irregular first-class matches. At the end of most seasons from 1901 to 1960, "The Rest" played the winner of the [[County Championship]] in a first-class match.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/1/1171/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-class matches played by The Rest (England) |website=CricketArchive |accessdate=30 December 2015}}</ref>
* In Australia, a team called [[Rest of Australia cricket team|The Rest]] played irregular first-class matches, usually against an Australian XI, between 1872–73 and 1939–40.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/1/1169/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-class matches played by The Rest (Australia) |website=CricketArchive |accessdate=30 December 2015}}</ref>
* In New Zealand, a team called "The Rest" played six first-class matches against a New Zealand XI between 1927–28 and 1981–82.<ref>{{cite web |title=First-class matches played by The Rest (New Zealand) |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/1/1174/First-Class_Matches.html |website=CricketArchive |accessdate=30 December 2015}}</ref>
* In Pakistan, a team called "The Rest" played four first-class matches against a Pakistan XI between 1952–53 and 1969–70. In 2009–10 a team called "The Rest" competed in the [[RBS Pentangular Cup]], finishing third.<ref>{{cite web |title=First-class matches played by The Rest (Pakistan) |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/1/1176/First-Class_Matches.html |website=CricketArchive |accessdate=30 December 2015}}</ref>
* Teams called "The Rest" have also played first-class matches in the West Indies (two matches)<ref>{{cite web |title=First-class matches played by The Rest (West Indies) |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/1/1181/First-Class_Matches.html |website=CricketArchive |accessdate=30 December 2015}}</ref> and South Africa (one match).<ref>{{cite web |title=First-class matches played by The Rest (South Africa) |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3406/First-Class_Matches.html |website=CricketArchive |accessdate=30 December 2015}}</ref>

==References==
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==Sources==
* [[Vasant Raiji]], ''India's Hambledon Men'', Tyeby Press, 1986
* [[Mihir Bose]], ''A History of Indian Cricket'', Andre-Deutsch, 1990
* [[Ramachandra Guha]], ''A Corner of a Foreign Field - An Indian History of a British Sport'', Picador, 2001

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