Teenage cricketer in Australia dies after being hit with cricket ball in Melbourne’s east
Ferntree Gully cricket club confirms death of 17-year-old Ben Austin after incident in cricket nets on Tuesday
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A Melbourne teenager has died after reportedly being struck in the neck with a ball during cricket practice earlier this week.
Emergency services were called to Wally Tew Reserve in Ferntree Gully, in Melbourne’s east, on Tuesday at about 4.45pm, where 17-year-old Ben Austin was practising before a cricket game.