Tragic Loss: 17-Year-Old Melbourne Cricketer Dies After Being Hit in the Neck 🏏

A young Melbourne cricketer has died after a tragedy while he was training.

17-year-old Ben Austin was struck by a ball on Tuesday afternoon, his cricket club today released a statement saying he died in hospital last night.

Abby Dinham has more.

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