Hong Kong's cricket community was in shock yesterday over the death of England cricketer Ben Hollioake in an horrific car crash in Australia.
Hollioake, 24, died when the Porsche sports car he was driving spun out of control and slammed into a brick wall on the Kwinana Freeway in South Perth, Western Australia.
A 22-year-old female passenger suffered serious head injuries. It is understood his relatives were travelling behind him at the time of the crash.
The tragedy came as the England cricket squad was playing against New Zealand.
Hollioake was the youngest son of John Hollioake, who had strong ties to the Hong Kong cricket community and helped develop the sport locally.
He was three when he moved with his father and brother, Adam, from Australia to Hong Kong in 1980. He attended pre-school before joining his elder brother at Bradbury Junior School, Mid-Levels.