Career
He was born in Kew, Victoria. Austen played five games for Hawthorn in the 1942 VFL season, with the highlight coming in his second game when he kicked four goals against Street Kilda at Toorak Park. His only first-class cricket match was against Victoria at the Adelaide Oval where he struggled, taking 0/77 with the ball and making two in both of his innings.
He was dismissed twice by George Tribe, a man who also played in the VFL.