Thomas Case (cricketer, born 1844)

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

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. His son's, William and Thomas, were also first-class cricketers.

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.

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Academic offices
Preceded by Henry William Chandler	Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy 1889–1910	Succeeded by John Alexander Smith
Academic offices
Preceded by Thomas Fowler	President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford 1904–1924	Succeeded by Percy Stafford Allen