{"id":249808,"date":"2025-10-30T00:46:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T00:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/249808\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T00:46:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T00:46:15","slug":"melbourne-teen-cricketer-dies-after-being-struck-by-ball-during-warm-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/249808\/","title":{"rendered":"Melbourne teen cricketer dies after being struck by ball during warm-up"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 17-year-old cricketer has tragically died after being struck by a ball during a warm-up session before a local T20 match in Melbourne\u2019s southeast.<\/p>\n

The incident occurred around 4.45 pm on Tuesday at Walley Tew Reserve in Ferntree Gully, where Ben Austin was reportedly practising in the nets before a match between Ferntree Gully and Eildon Park.<\/p>\n

Paramedics, including a Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance unit, treated Ben at the scene before rushing him to Monash Medical Centre in critical condition. Despite their efforts, the Ferntree Gully Cricket Club confirmed his death on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are absolutely devastated by the passing of Ben, and the impacts of his death will be felt by all in our cricket community,\u201d the club said in a statement. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe ask you to please respect the privacy of Ben\u2019s family during this time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ringwood and District Cricket Association president Michael Finn told 7News that the community was rallying around those affected. <\/p>\n

\u201cCurrently, our thoughts and prayers are with the family,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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