Overview
- Ferntree Gully Cricket Club has dedicated this weekend to the Ben Austin Memorial Round and posthumously named the 17-year-old as 12th man for its first, second and third XIs.
- Cricket Victoria invited clubs to wear black armbands and observe a minute’s silence, stressing the guidance is optional to support locally chosen tributes.
- Club members gathered at Wally Tew Reserve around a painted ‘BA 512’ on the oval and held circle ceremonies with moments of silence before training and junior matches.
- Teammates returned to the nets one week after Austin’s death, where coach Josh Henry spoke to players and supporters in a gathering attended by Ben’s father, Jace Austin.
- All Ferntree Gully senior and junior fixtures were cancelled last week as the club and community organized memorials before resuming play this weekend.