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Steven Mullaney
The Cricket Has Landed trilogy will
conclude in 2016 and - as well as hoping
to cling onto his role on the cast and play
consistent cricket - Mullaney is also an
expectant father for the second time.
Having permanently relocated to East
Leake during the summer, he’s now
looking forward to raising his young family
in the East Midlands.
“I’m going to become a Dad for the
second time, so I’ve got that to look
forward to in January,” he said.
“My first one, Scarlett, is three-and-a-half
and as long as they are both healthy - and
they grow up well mannered - I will be
happy.
“The lads will probably tell you I haven’t
changed at all. I probably stay in a lot
more but, on and off the field, I try to be
consistently the same person and if people
say I’m a decent lad, that’s good enough
for me.
“I’m settled in East Leake now and really
enjoying it, although I get a bit of ribbing
for it being a Leicestershire postcode.
Hopefully I’ll be here for a long time.
“My family and my wife’s family are still
in Manchester so, when we get a few days
off, we go back.
“But it’s a lot easier now the family is here
with me. I can go home every night and
see my wife and daughter.”
So, whether he’s batting at the top or
middle of the order, bowling his medium
pace, starring in a movie or performing
domestic duties at home, every team
needs a Mullaney.
And in the words of his teammate Harry
Gurney, “we wouldn’t swap ours for
anybody.”
“I love playing on the big stage
- all the lads love it - and we’re
really grateful to the members
and fans for turning out and
backing us.”