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The cricket community is mourning the loss of one of their own after a 17-year-old Australian died after being struck on 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 on Tuesday when he was struck on the neck by a ball. He was rushed to the hospital in critical condition where he was placed on “advanced life support,” Cricket Australia said.

He succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday.

“We are absolutely devastated by the passing of Ben, and the impacts of his death will be felt by all in our cricket community,” Ferntree Gully Cricket Club said in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his family… his friends and to

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