Muslims cricket team
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The Muslims cricket team was an India
n first-class cricket
team which took part in the annual Bombay tournament
. The team was founded by members of the Muslim
community in Bombay.
The Muslims joined the Bombay tournament in 1912, when they accepted an invitation from the Europeans
, Hindus
and Parsees
to expand the competition, which was renamed as the Bombay Quadrangular
.
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.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
team which took part in the annual Bombay tournament
Bombay Quadrangular
The Bombay Quadrangular was an influential cricket tournament held in Bombay, India from 1912 to 1936. At other times it was known variously as the Presidency Match, Bombay Triangular, and the Bombay Pentangular....
. The team was founded by members of the Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
community in Bombay.
The Muslims joined the Bombay tournament in 1912, when they accepted an invitation from the Europeans
Europeans cricket team
The Europeans cricket team was an Indian first-class cricket team which took part in the annual Bombay tournament. The team was founded by members of the European community in Bombay who played cricket at the Bombay Gymkhana....
, Hindus
Hindus cricket team
The Hindus cricket team was an Indian first-class cricket team which took part in the annual Bombay tournament. The team was founded by members of the Hindu community in Bombay....
and Parsees
Parsees cricket team
The Parsees cricket team was an Indian first-class cricket team which took part in the annual Bombay tournament. The team was founded by members of the Zoroastrian community in Bombay....
to expand the competition, which was renamed as the Bombay Quadrangular
Bombay Quadrangular
The Bombay Quadrangular was an influential cricket tournament held in Bombay, India from 1912 to 1936. At other times it was known variously as the Presidency Match, Bombay Triangular, and the Bombay Pentangular....
.
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.
Sources
- Vasant RaijiVasant RaijiVasant Naisadrai Raiji, , is a former cricketer and cricket historian.Raiji opened the batting for Bombay and Baroda in Ranji Trophy, and was a reserve of the Hindu team in the 1941 Bombay Pentangular. At the end of his playing career, he turned to writing and is the author of several works on...
, India's Hambledon Men, Tyeby Press, 1986 - Mihir BoseMihir BoseMihir Bose also referred to as Spermy ,is a British Indian sportswriter and journalist, who was the BBC's sports editor until 4 August 2009.-Early life:...
, A History of Indian Cricket, Andre-Deutsch, 1990 - Ramachandra GuhaRamachandra GuhaRamachandra Guha is an Indian writer whose research interests have included environmental, social, political and cricket history. He is also a columnist for the newspapers The Telegraph , and The Hindustan Times.-Early life and education:Born in Dehra Dun, Uttarakhand, India in 1958, Guha studied...
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