Thomas Case (cricketer, born 1844) explained

Thomas Case (b Liverpool 14 July 1844 – d Falmouth 31 October 1925)^[1] was an English academic, philosopher, sportsman and author.^[2]

Case was educated at Rugby and Balliol. He was Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford, from 1868 to 1870; Tutor at Balliol from 1870 to 1876; and on the staff of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, from then onwards. He was Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy at Oxford from 1889 to 1910; and President of Corpus from 1904 to 1924.

Case was also a first-class cricketer (active 1864–1869) who played for Oxford University and Middlesex. He played in 35 first-class matches. He was a righthanded batsman who totalled 982 career runs with a highest score of 116.^[3] His sons, William and Thomas, were also first-class cricketers.^{[4] [5]}

He married Elizabeth Donn (1848–1927), the daughter of composer William Sterndale Bennett and he was buried on 4 November in Wolvercote cemetery, near Oxford.^[6]

Notes and References

1. 'Mr. Thomas Case' The Times Monday, 2 Nov. 1925, Issue 44108, p. 2.
2. Among others he wrote 'Materials for History of Athenian Democracy from Solon to Pericles', 1874; 'Realism in Morals', 1877; 'Physical Realism', 1888; 'St Mary’s Clusters', 1893; 'Twelve Songs', 1918; and 'Three Songs', 1924 > British Library website accessed 15:32 GMT, Saturday, 22 May 2020.
3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28462/28462.html Thomas Case at CricketArchive
4. Jones . T. G. H. . Kenrick . Frank B. . Julian L. . Baker . 1942 . Obituary notices: Lancelot Salisbury Bagster, 1887–1940; Thomas Bennett Case, 1871–1941; William Lash Miller, 1866–1940; Leonard Temple Thorne, 1855–1941 . Journal of the Chemical Society . 333–4 . 10.1039/JR9420000333 . 2019-08-09.
5. Web site: Thomas Bennett Case: Oxford brewer who was the first cricket Supersub . Pradip . Dhole . 14 May 2017 . Cricket Country . 2019-08-09.
6. ONB