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    2nd T20I: Players, match officials, MCG staffers wear black armbands in memory of Ben Austin
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    2nd T20I: Players, Match Officials, MCG Staffers Wear Black Armbands In Memory Of Ben Austin

    By IANS News October 31, 2025 • 13:50 PM View: 324
    Ferntree Gully Cricket Club: Australia and India players, match officials and staffers at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) are wearing black armbands in memory of 17-year-old cricketer Ben Austin, who died in Melbourne after being hit by the ball on the neck during training. Players of both the teams also observed the moment of silence before the play started.

    Austin died after being hit in the neck while facing a ball-throwing device in a nets session at Wally Tew Reserve in Ferntree Gully Cricket Club, before playing a local T20 game. Austin was rushed to hospital in critical condition but passed away at Monash Children's Hospital.

    TAGS Ben Austin Melbourne Cricket Ground Wally Tew Reserve Ferntree Gully Cricket Club Monash Children Cricket Clubs Cricket Victoria Cricket Australia MCG Arenas Team ODI World Cup DY Patil Stadium Navi Mumbai On Friday Sheffield Shield
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