<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A young cricketer is fighting for his life in hospital after being injured during a pre-game warm-up in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/melbourne" rel="" target="_blank" title="Melbourne"><span>Melbourne</span></a><span> yesterday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Paramedics were called to a game at Wally Tew Reserve in Ferntree Gully in Melbourne's outer-east about 4.45pm.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It is believed the player, a teenage boy, was hit in the head by a ball during the warm-up before a Twenty20 match being held at the ground.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/luke-bateman-tiktok-book-podcast-in-the-good-books-exclusive-interview/aeb1e811-261f-4a44-adb1-f96f400b2e08" target="_blank"><strong><span>A 90-second video made Luke a viral sensation - but it came at a cost</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The boy was treated at the scene by an ambulance team and Advanced Life Support (ALS) paramedics.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was taken to Monash Medical Centre in Clayton in a critical condition.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Cricket Australia, Cricket Victoria and the Ringwood and District Cricket Association have been contacted for comment.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/victoria-cricket-player-in-critical-condition-after-incident-during-warm-up-ferntree-gully/c1dcd6ec-69cb-4810-a69c-d8fa5c427e08" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple App Store</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>.</span></em></strong></div></div>