Family of Ben Austin, Melbourne teenager killed in cricketing tragedy, welcomes coronial decision
- The grieving family of a 17-year-old boy who died in a cricketing tragedy say they are relieved a coroner will not recommend changes to the rules of the game their son loved.
- Ben Austin was hit in the neck by a ball thrown with a side arm device while practising in the nets at Wally Tew Reserve in Ferntree Gully, in Melbourne's outer east, in October last year.
- Cricket authorities confirmed at the time he was wearing a helmet but not a stem guard, which protects the neck.
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- The grieving family of a 17-year-old boy who died in a cricketing tragedy say they are relieved a coroner will not recommend changes to the rules of the game their son loved.
- Ben Austin was hit in the neck by a ball thrown with a side arm device while practising in the nets at Wally Tew Reserve in Ferntree Gully, in Melbourne's outer east, in October last year.
- Cricket authorities confirmed at the time he was wearing a helmet but not a stem guard, which protects the neck.
Sources: ABC Australia