Teenage Australian cricketer dies after being hit by ball
This undated picture shows teenage cricketer Ben Austin. — Instagram/@ftgccblues A promising 17-year-old Australian cricketer died on Thursday after being hit by a ball, with his family saying they were “absolutely devastated”. Ben Austin was in the nets wearing a helmet before a Twenty20 match in Melbourne on Tuesday when he was hit in the neck while tackling a ball-throwing device. He was rushed to hospital in critical condition. “We are completely devastated by the death of our beautiful Ben, who passed away earlier Thursday morning,” his father, Jace Austin, said in a statement. “This tragedy took Ben from us,












