Cricket Club Honors Boy Killed by Ball
The memorial round for young cricketer Ben Austin has been postponed by a weekend due to wet weather, temporarily halting tributes for the 17-year-old.
Ben Austin tragically died after being struck by a cricket ball in a freak accident while warming up in the nets before a T20 game last week. The Ferntree Gully and District Cricket Association had planned a minute’s silence before each match to honor him.
However, the memorial activities have been rescheduled due to weather conditions.
“Unfortunately today’s play has been abandoned – we will be doing our planned memorials tributes for Ben Austin next week, before each of the rescheduled one day games,”
the Ferntree Gully Cricket Club stated on Facebook.
- Cricket Victoria canceled matches statewide last week following Ben’s death.
- Ferntree Gully named Ben as the 12th man for its senior team this weekend.
- Fresh tributes were placed at Wally Trew Oval on Saturday before the postponement was announced.
- Members held a minute’s silence before training at Wally Trew Reserve Thursday, with Ben’s initials and player number BA 512 painted on the club grounds a week after the accident.
Summary
Ben Austin’s tragic death prompted a statewide cricket tribute, delayed by weather, with heartfelt remembrance from his club and community.