Alfred Cochrane

thumb|Alfred Cochrane Alfred Cochrane (26 January 1865 – 14 December 1948) was an accomplished cricketer, and subsequently made his name as a writer on sporting subjects and of light verse Quotes Her reasoning is full of tricks And butterfly suggestions,I know no point to which she sticks; She begs the simplest questions,And, when her premises are strongShe always draws her inference wrong. Upon Lebia Arguing, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919). I once admitted—to my shame—That football was a brutal game.Because She hates it. To Anthea, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919). External links cricinfo Derby County Football Category:Poets from England Category:Cricketers from England Category:1948 deaths