In January of 1993, famous West Indies cricketer Brian Lara — one of the best batters of his generation — scored 277 against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
It was Lara’s first Test century — that is, the first time he scored 100 or more runs in a single inning of Test cricket.
The feat was so meaningful to Lara that, three years later, when he and his partner Leasel Rovedas welcomed their first child, a baby girl, they decided to name her Sydney after the SCG.
(The couple’s second child, another baby girl, was born in 2010 and named Tyla.)
Sources:
- Ramsey, Andrew. “Lara, Sydney and a modern masterpiece.” Cricket.com.au 31 Dec. 2017.
- Carrington, Roslyn. “Many Shades of Leasel.” Trinidad & Tobago Guardian 7 May 2011.
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