Sydney, Oct. 30 -- An Australian teenager has died after he was hit by a cricket ball during a practice session in Melbourne.
Ben Austin, 17, was training in cricket nets in Ferntree Gully on Tuesday when he was struck in the head or neck by a ball from an automatic bowling machine. It's believed he was wearing a helmet.
Emergency workers were called to the scene shortly before 5 p.m. local time and the boy was rushed to Monash Children's Hospital in critical condition. He was put on life support, but died on Wednesday.
The Ferntree Gully Cricket Club said it was "absolutely devastated" by the "tragic passing" of one its players and the teenager's death "will be felt by all in our cricket community".
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