A young cricketer, Ben Austin, was killed after he was struck in the neck by a cricket ball thrown at speed using a hand-held training device.

Paramedics treated the 17-year-old at the scene before he was taken to Monash Medical Centre in Clayton in a critical condition - where he later died in hospital.

Australian correspondent Murray Olds says this took place at an after-school practice session.

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A young cricketer, Ben Austin, was killed after he was struck in the neck by a cricket ball thrown at speed using a hand-held training device.
Paramedics treated the 17-year-old at the scene before he was taken to Monash Medical Centre in Clayton in a critical condition - where he later died in hospital.
Australian correspondent Murray Olds says this took place at an after-school practice session.
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Murray Olds: Australian correspondent on the young Australian cricketer who was killed after being struck by ball

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