A young cricketer critically injured in an incident in Melbourne’s east earlier this week has died in hospital.<\/p>\n
The ABC understands the player was facing an automatic bowling machine in the cricket nets and was wearing a helmet when he was struck by a ball.<\/p>\n
Ambulance Victoria said it was called to the Wally Tew Reserve in Ferntree Gully just before 5pm on Tuesday and took the boy to Monash Medical Centre in a critical condition.<\/p>\n
The Ferntree Gully Cricket Club issued a statement on Thursday morning saying the teenager had died.<\/p>\n
The club said it was “devastated” by the death of the teenager and “the impacts of his death will be felt by all in our cricket community”.<\/p>\n
“Our thoughts and prayers are with his family,” the club said on social media.<\/p>\n
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Tributes have been paid to the 17-year-old who was a talented and popular cricketer. (ABC News)<\/p>\n
Ferntree Gully and District Cricket Association president Arnie Walters said the boy was “both talented and popular in local cricket”.<\/p>\n
“I know how heavily this news will land across our community and we will provide any and all support we can to our clubs and cricket family,” he said.<\/p>\n
The boy was also involved with Mulgrave Cricket Club and Eildon Park Cricket Club.<\/p>\n
The ABC has chosen not to name the teenager or publish his photo without permission from his family.<\/p>\n
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