1. Sherlock Holmes was originally going to be called Sherrinford. The name was changed to Sherlock, probably due to a cricketer who bore the name. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who created Holmes (of course), was a cricket fan and the name ‘Sherlock’ seems to have stuck in his memory. Doyle was also a keen cricketer […]
Sherlock Holmes
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