You know, Watson, it was by the slimmest margin of chance that I was not christened Sherrinford Holmes. However, fate, it seems, had its own designs, and the influence of a cricketer bearing the name Sherlock swayed my creator’s decision.

My debut in 'A Study in Scarlet,' barely caused a ripple in the literary ponds of the time. And yet, from such modest beginnings, I have become the most-filmed fictional character in history. Nevertheless, the very man who gave me life found himself at odds with my continued existence. So burdened was he by my shadow that he once sought to consign me to the depths of Reichenbach Falls. Yet, such was the public's fervour for my return that Sherlock Holmes was resurrected!