Maitland cricketers joined in the tributes for a young Melbourne cricketer, Ben Austin, whose life was tragically cut short when he was struck in the head by a cricket ball on Tuesday.

In addition to memorials on the clubs' Facebook pages and messages of condolence to Ben's family, players observed a moment of silence before junior games this morning.

Keep up to date with round three news from Maitland cricket as thunderstorms threaten play.

The Maitland Mercury will keep readers up to date with the latest scores and news across the Hunter during summer.

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