Sporting talent runs in the family, with Mr Downie’s sisters, Becky Downie, 29, and Ellie Downie, 21, both having represented Team GB at the Summer Olympics. Mr Dow would often help young players at clubs with their game and was playing men’s cricket from his early teens. He became a first-team regular at Burton Joyce CC in 2011 and went on to score the highest individual score by a player in the club’s history, 137 not out. Mr Downie had spells with Nottinghamshire cricket clubs including Hucknall CC, Fikserton & Thurgarton CC, and Burton Joyce CC. Josh Downie (pictured far right) had spells with Nottinghamshire cricket clubs including Hucknall CC and Burton Joyce CC where he scored highest individual score in club history She said a post-mortem into his death was in the process of being carried out. Helen said her son loved children and she wanted to live to see him become a father himself. We always had such lovely good times together.’ ‘He loved his family, his girlfriend, sport, animals. It does not seem real at all that he’s gone. ‘He had just moved in September for his new job after graduating. An ambulance came and took him to hospital but he never woke up again. ‘He apparently stumbled and collapsed and never regained consciousness. Helen said: ‘He was beautiful inside and out. His grieving mother, Helen Downie, said she was still in ‘complete shock’ at the sudden and heart-wrenching loss of her son. He had recently moved from Nottingham to Merseyside with his girlfriend to work as a teacher after graduating from university.Īmbulance crews rushed to his aid and gave him CPR before taking him to hospital, where he died despite the best efforts of medics. Josh Downie, 24, died in hospital on Thursday after he collapsed during a nets session in Birkenhead, Merseyside. The brother of Team GB Olympic gymnasts Becky and Ellie Downie has died suddenly after collapsing while playing cricket. Josh Downie, 24, collapsed while playing cricket and was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced dead last week As tributes are shared, mother Helen described him as ‘beautiful inside and out’.Medics performed CPR and took him to hospital where he was pronounced dead.Brother of Olympic gymnasts Becky and Ellie Downie collapsed at a nets session.Josh Downie, 24, died suddenly while playing cricket in Birkenhead, Merseyside.Tragedy as teacher brother of Olympic gymnasts Becky and Ellie Downie, 24, collapses and dies while playing cricket