MELBOURNE: A promising 17-year-old Australian cricketer died on Thursday after being struck by a ball, with his family saying they were "utterly devastated". Ben Austin was in the nets with a helmet ...

MELBOURNE, Australia(AP) — A 17-year-old cricketer has died after a training accident in suburban Melbourne. Local cricket officials said Ben Austin was rushed to a hospital in critical condition ...

His death, two days after being struck by a ball while batting at the SCG for South Australia, triggered weeks of mourning across the country. The avid cattle farmer’s loss was felt as directly in his ...

The family of Australian Test cricketer Phillip Hughes has issued a heartbreaking statement to the family of a 17-year-old boy who died in similar circumstances. Ben Austin, 17, was reportedly warming ...