It is the birthplace of cricketer Eric Hollies and his father Billy Hollies, one of the last of the underarm bowlers in League cricket.
Eric Clapton | Eric Heiden | Eric | Eric Maschwitz | Eric Idle | Eric Burdon | Eric Flint | Eric Roberts | Eric Bogosian | Eric Hobsbawm | Eric Church | Eric S. Raymond | Eric Newby | Eric Massa | Eric Fischl | Eric Gill | Eric Stoltz | Eric Martsolf | Eric Schmidt | Eric McFadden | Eric Marienthal | Eric Lindros | Eric Cantor | Eric Cantona | Eric Bristow | Eric Zimmerman | Eric Whitacre | Eric Tsang | Eric Sheppard | Eric Carle |
Their second leg-spinner was Peter Smith, who was preferred to Eric Hollies because of his batting, but he injured a finger on the journey to Australia and had an appendix removed once there.