Community cricketers will lay down their bats in memory of a budding player killed in a freak training accident, as a wave of grief washes over the sport.

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Ben Austin, 17, died on Thursday, two days after he was struck in the neck by a ball while batting in the nets in Ferntree Gully in Melbourne's east.

His tragic death has led to an outpouring of grief across the globe, with more than $130,000 raised from thousands of donors to help his family create lasting tributes in his memory.

Cricket matches in Ben's local Ferntree Gully and District Cr

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