William Case
Personal information
Full name
William Sterndale Case
Born24 August 1873
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Died18 March 1922(1922-03-18) (aged 48)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RelationsThomas Case, Sr. (father)
Thomas Case, Jr. (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
18951906Oxfordshire
1896Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 26
Batting average 6.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 11
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 June 2019

William Sterndale Case (24 August 1873 18 March 1922) was an English first-class cricketer.

Case was born at Oxford in August 1873 to the cricketer Thomas Case.[1] He was educated at Winchester College,[1] before going up to the Magdalen College, Oxford.[2] He appeared in two first-class cricket matches, the first of which came for the Gentlemen of England against Oxford University at Oxford in 1895, before making his second appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford University at Oxford in 1896.[3] In addition to playing first-class cricket, Case also played minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire between 18951906, making 23 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[4] He died in March 1922 at St Giles', Oxford. His brother, Thomas, was also a first-class cricketer. His maternal grandfather was the composer William Sterndale Bennett.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Wisden - Obituaries in 1922". ESPNcricinfo. 3 February 2006. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  2. Oxford and Cambridge Yearbook, 1904. 1904. p. 104.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by William Case". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  4. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by William Case". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  5. 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. doi:10.1039/JR9420000333. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
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