Australian cricketer Ben Austin, 17, died after being struck by a ball during practice in Melbourne. The cricket community mourns the loss of the young athlete. The cricket community is mourning the loss of one of its own after a 17-year-old Australian died after being struck in the neck by a ball during practice, the country’s national governing body for the sport confirmed Thursday.
Ben Austin was training at Ferntree Gully in east Melbourne Tuesday when he was struck in the neck by a ball. He was rushed to a hospital in critical condition and placed on