The Rest was an Indian first-class cricket team which took part in the annual Bombay Pentangular from 1937–38 to 1945–46.[1] It comprised those players who did not fit into any of the teams that took part in the Quadrangular, including Catholics, Jews and mixed-race Anglo-Indians.[2] Several leading players from Ceylon also took part.[3] 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.[4]
The Rest also played two first-class matches in the one-off Amritsar Tournament, competing against the Hindus and Muslims, in 1940–41.[5]
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.[6] The Rest were unsuccessful in this tournament except in the last season, when they beat Parsees by two wickets in the final.
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Other teams called "The Rest"
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 "All-England" or "The Rest". They are in fact non-international England cricket teams and such teams have been organised since the 1730s. A team specifically called "The Rest" took part in a single wicket "fives" match on Monday, 6 June 1748, playing against Addington at the Artillery Ground; this appears to be the first instance of the name.[7] A team called "The Rest" played a combined Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire team in 1883.[8] 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.[9]
- In Australia, a team called The Rest played irregular first-class matches, usually against an Australian XI, between 1872–73 and 1939–40.[10]
- In New Zealand, a team called "The Rest" played six first-class matches against a New Zealand XI between 1927–28 and 1981–82.[11]
- 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.[12]
- Teams called "The Rest" have also played first-class matches in the West Indies (two matches)[13] and South Africa (one match).[14]
References
- ^ "First-class matches played by The Rest (India)". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ Mihir Bose, A History of Indian Cricket, Andre-Deutsch, 1990, p. 125.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Hindus v The Rest 1943–44". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Amritsar Tournament 1940-41". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Other Matches played by The Rest". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ Buckley, G. B. (1935). Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket. Cotterell. p. 22.
- ^ "Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire v The Rest 1883". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "First-class matches played by The Rest (England)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "First-class matches played by The Rest (Australia)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "First-class matches played by The Rest (New Zealand)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "First-class matches played by The Rest (Pakistan)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "First-class matches played by The Rest (West Indies)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "First-class matches played by The Rest (South Africa)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
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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