The Rest of Australia cricket team (The Rest) was a domestic first-class cricket team in Australia that played intermittently between 1872/73 and 1939/40.
Background The Rest most frequently played games against the Australian cricket team, but also played against domestic Australian state sides such as New South Wales and Victoria. The matches between The Rest and Australia were often used to help the national selectors choose teams for forthcoming tours or Test series as the players selected to play for The Rest were players not currently in the Australian XI but whose recent performances had them under consideration for selection.
Matches +SeasonDateOpponentVenueResultNotes1872/7326 - 28 Dec 1872VictoriaMelbourne Cricket GroundThe Rest won by 3 wicketsNot considered a first-class match as The Rest used 13 players.1888/891 - 5 Feb 1889Australian XISydney Cricket GroundAustralian XI won by 214 runs1895/966 - 10 Mar 1896Australian XISydney Cricket GroundAustralian XI won by 2 wicketsMatch played as a selection trial for the 1896 Ashes tour.1898/993 - 8 Mar 1899Australian XISydney Cricket GroundAustralian XI won by 7 wicketsMatches played as selection trials for the 1899 Ashes tour.1898/9910 - 13 Mar 1899Australian XIMelbourne Cricket GroundAustralian XI won by 9 wickets1898/9917 - 22 Mar 1899Australian XIAdelaide OvalAustralian XI won by 4 wickets1899/19002 - 6 Feb 1900Australian XISydney Cricket GroundAustralian XI won by 151 runsPlayed as a benefit match to raise funds for the New South Wales Imperial Bushmen and the New South Wales Patriotic Fund.1906/0715 - 19 Feb 1907New South WalesSydney Cricket GroundRest of Australia won by 8 wicketsMatch was played as a testimonial to Syd Gregory.1907/0820 - 24 Mar 1908Australian XISydney Cricket GroundAustralian XI won by an innings and 3 runsMatch was played as a testimonial for Monty Noble.1908/095 - 9 Feb 1909Australian XISydney Cricket GroundAustralian XI won by 8 wicketsMatches played as selection trials for the 1909 Ashes tour.1908/0912 - 15 Feb 1909Australian XIMelbourne Cricket GroundAustralian XI won by an innings and 158 runs1909/1021 - 25 Jan 1910New South WalesSydney Cricket GroundNew South Wales won by 35 runsMatch was played as a testimonial for Charles Turner.1910/1117 - 20 Mar 1911Australian XIMelbourne Cricket GroundMatch drawnMatch was played as a testimonial for Tom Warne.1912/137 - 12 Feb 1913New South WalesSydney Cricket GroundMatch drawnMatch was played as a testimonial for Victor Trumper.1921/223 - 7 Feb 1922Australian XISydney Cricket GroundMatch drawnMatch was played as a testimonial for Frank Iredale1925/264 - 8 Dec 1925Australian XISydney Cricket GroundRest of Australia won by 156 runsMatch was played as a selection trial ahead of the 1926 Ashes tour.1926/2718 - 22 Feb 1927Australian XISydney Cricket GroundAustralian XI won by 7 wicketsMatch was played as a testimonial for Charlie Macartney.1928/2919 - 22 Oct 1928Australian XIMelbourne Cricket GroundAustralian XI won by an innings and 43 runsMatch was played as a Test selection trial game ahead of the 1928/29 Ashes series.1930/3114 - 18 Nov 1930Australian XIMelbourne Cricket GroundMatch drawnMatch was played as testimonial to Jack Ryder.1933/3424 - 28 Nov 1933Australian XISydney Cricket GroundThe Rest won by 2 wicketsMatch was played as a testimonial for former players Herbie Collins, Charlie Kelleway and Tommy Andrews as well as a selection trial for the 1934 Ashes tour.1939/408 - 11 Mar 1940New South WalesSydney Cricket GroundNew South Wales won by 2 wicketsMatch was played as a fundraiser for patriotic funds in the states from which the players came, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and South Australia.
See also The Rest (Bombay) Rest of England cricket teams aka The Rest (of England) Rest of India Rest of South Africa
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