A promising young Australian cricketer has died after being struck by a ball, with his local club saying Thursday they were “absolutely devastated”. Ben Austin, 17, was reportedly facing an automatic bowling machine in the nets with a helmet on before a Twenty20 game in Melbourne on Tuesday when he was hit in the head and neck area. He was rushed to hospital in critical condition and died Wednesday. “We are absolutely devastated by the passing of Ben, and the impacts of his death will be felt by all in our cricket community,” the Ferntree Gully Cricket Club said in…
Australia mourns tragic death of 17-year-old at cricket nets
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