{"id":233803,"date":"2025-10-30T10:22:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T10:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/233803\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T10:22:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T10:22:13","slug":"11-years-after-phil-hughes-tragedy-17-year-old-australian-cricketer-dies-after-being-struck-in-the-neck-by-a-ball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/233803\/","title":{"rendered":"11 years after Phil Hughes tragedy, 17-year-old Australian cricketer dies after being struck in the neck by a ball"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Updated on: Oct 30, 2025 08:42 am IST <\/p>\n

The tragic incident occurred more than a decade after the death of Australian cricketer Phil Hughes. <\/p>\n

Eleven years after the tragic death of Phil Hughes, Australian cricket<\/a> has been shaken again. A 17-year-old cricketer died in Melbourne after being struck in the neck by a ball during a training session before a T20 match. He was immediately rushed to the hospital, but could not be saved. The tragedy has sent shockwaves across the cricketing community in Australia, with several TV news outlets grieving.<\/p>\n

\"17-year-old 17-year-old Ben Austin was struck in the neck by a ball during a practice session <\/p>\n

The incident occurred on early Tuesday evening at Walley Tew Reserve in Ferntree Gully, Melbourne’s southeast, where Ben Austin, 17, was gearing up in the nets for a T20 game on Wednesday against Eildon Park. He was struck by the ball in the head and neck area. Reports revealed that he was wearing a helmet at the time of contact.<\/p>\n

A medical emergency team was immediately called to the ground, where Austin received initial treatment before being taken to Monash Medical Centre and placed on life support. Ferntree Gully Cricket Club confirmed his death on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n

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

A devoted sportsman, Ben played both Aussie Rules football and cricket and was actively involved with Ferntree Gully, Mulgrave, and Eildon Park Cricket Clubs. Arnie Walters, president of the Ferntree Gully and District Cricket Association, described the young player\u2019s death as an \u201cenormous loss.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI 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,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe would ask that the privacy is respected of everyone involved at a very difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n

The death comes more than a decade after the death of Australian cricketer Hughes, who had succumbed to injuries after being struck in the neck during a Sheffield Shield match at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 2014. Hughes’ sudden passing was an eye-opener for the cricketing world, prompting renewed focus on player safety.<\/p>\n

\"\" News<\/a> \/ Cricket News<\/a> \/ 11 years after Phil Hughes tragedy, 17-year-old Australian cricketer dies after being struck in the neck by a ball <\/p>\n

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