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This page cricket is dirty The community is mourning the loss of one after a 17-year-old Australian died after being hit in the neck with a football during practice, the country’s governing body for the sport confirmed on Thursday.
Ben Austin was training at Ferntree Gully in East Melbourne on Tuesday when he was hit in the neck with a football. He was taken to hospital in critical condition where he was placed on “advanced life support,” Cricket Australia he said.
The Australian cricket team observes a minute’s silence for Ben Austin during the T20 International United series game between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Oct. Oct. Oct. 31, 2025, Melbourne, Australia. (Photos by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
He succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday.
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“We are completely devastated by Ben’s passing, and the repercussions of his death will be felt by all of our cricket community,” Ferntrene Gully Cricket Club said in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family … his friends and to all who knew Ben and the joy he brought.”
Austin’s father also released a statement on Thursday.
“We are completely devastated by the passing of our beautiful Ben, who passed away earlier Thursday morning,” Jace Austin said in a statement. “To Tracey and I, Ben was an honored son, a loving Brother to Cooper and Zach and a bright light in the lives of our family and friends.
People look at the courts left with cricket nets in memory of the 17-year-old Austin cricketer, who died on Oct. 30, 2025, after being hit by a ball two days earlier. Austin was in the headlines with the hat ahead of the Twenty20 match in Melbourne on Oct. 28 When he was hit in the neck while facing a ball throwing device. (William West / AFP via Getty Images)
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“This tragedy has taken Ben from us, but we take solace in the fact that he is doing something he has done for many summers – going down the nets with a couple of partners to play cricket. He loved Cricket and it was one of the joys of his life. “
The accident at Freak happened in front of Austin’s teammates, according to the family.
“We would like to support a colleague who was involved in the netting – this accident has affected two young men and our thoughts are with them.”
Players are keeping a moment of silence for young cricketer Ben Austin, who died on Oct. 30, 2025, after being hit in the neck by a ball before the austborne match at the OctAlia (MCG) at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne on Oct. Oct. 31, 2025. (William West / AFP via Getty Images)
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Nations poured in, and the young athlete was honored throughout the country, including a moment of silence before the international series between Australia and Chief on Friday.
Austin’s death comes more than 10 years after Cricketer Philip Hughes died in Australia in November 2014, two days after being hit near the ear by a ball. He was 25 years old.
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