The Rest was an Indian first-class cricket team which took part in the annual Bombay Pentangular from 1937–38 to 1945–46. 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. Several leading players from Ceylon also took part. 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. The Rest also played two first-class matches in the one-off Amritsar Tournament, competing against the Hindus and Muslims, in 1940–41. 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. The Rest were unsuccessful in this tournament except in the last season, when they beat Parsees by two wickets in the final.

Other teams called "The Rest"

Also in India, the annual Irani Cup fixture features 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:

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