Karl Hugo Quist (18 August 1875 – 31 March 1957) was an Australian sportsman who played interstate

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for

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, and

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, and later became a noted South Australian sporting coach and personality. Born in

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, a suburb of

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, to Danish emigrant parents, Quist played

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for both the

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and Sydney Cricket Clubs, captaining the latter side for a period of time."Mr. Karl Quist"
– '' The Mail''. Published 21 August 1915. He made his first-class debut for New South Wales during the 1899–1900 season, in a match against

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at the Tasmanian Cricket Association Ground in

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, and scored 25 and 3* in what was to be his only match for New South Wales. Quist left for

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, in April 1905, to take up a position with an

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firm. In WACA district cricket, he took up playing for the Fremantle District Cricket Club, and was subsequently appointed to the state selection committee for South Australia's tour during the 1905–06 season. Elected captain of the state team, Western Australia won the first match by 103 runs, with Quist thus becoming the first person to captain Western Australia to a win in a first-class match. In the second match, which was drawn, he scored 56 runs in Western Australia's second innings, his only first-class half-century and highest first-class score. Quist moved to

, later in 1906, and entered into partnership with A. S. Toms, who owned an

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sporting goods store (originally established by

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). In South Australian district cricket, Quist began to play for Glenelg. He was an irregular selection for South Australia in both

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and other interstate matches, playing a total of seven games for the state between the 1908–09 and 1911–12 seasons. This included three matches against Western Australia during a tour of the state in the second half of the 1908–09 season. Bowling

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s, Quist took eight wickets—4/35 and 4/33—during the first first-class match of the tour, the only time he took more than one wicket in a match. Having become sole proprietor of his store in early 1914, Quist also served as a cricket coach in a number of schools and clubs around Australia, including the

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, and Christian Brothers' College, and the

, Glenelg, Adelaide University and North Adelaide Cricket Clubs. He would also occasionally call interstate cricket on 5CL, or write columns for '' The Advertiser''. Quist died at his home in

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in March 1957. His son,

Adrian Quist Adrian Karl Quist (23 January 191317 November 1991) was an Australian tennis player. Biography Adrian Quist was born in Medindie, South Australia. His father was Karl Quist, who had been a noted interstate cricketer, and owned a sporting goo ...

, was one of the best tennis players in Australia during the 1930s and 1940s, winning the

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singles titles in 1936, 1940, and 1948, and a total of 14 Grand Slam doubles titles.Victor Richardson - Cricket, Baseball, Australian Football, Golf, Tennis
– Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 1 December 2012.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Quist, Karl 1875 births 1957 deaths Australian cricketers Australian electrical engineers Australian people of Danish descent Australian sports businesspeople Cricketers from Sydney New South Wales cricketers South Australia cricketers Western Australia cricketers

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