The sporting community is rallying after the death of Matt Conwell, who coached rising Queensland cricketers and had been a strength and conditioning coach at A-League club Brisbane Roar.

Conwell, 32, was hit and killed by a car in Brisbane on September 2 and leaves behind wife Ashleigh, who is pregnant with their triplets.

A GoFundMe page was set up by a family friend to help Ashleigh and has raised more than $100,000 in the past four days

Conwell graduated from Queensland University of Technology in 2010 with a bachelor of applied science, and worked for the Roar between 2013 and 2016.

Brisbane won an A-League grand and a minor premiership during Conwell’s time at the club.

Queensland Cricket chief executive Terry Svenson said the organisation would support Mr Conwell’s wife and family “in any way we can”.

“It came as a great shock to his friends and past and present colleagues at Queensland Cricket, many of whom had worked closely with Matt since he started with us, originally in 2009 and again when he rejoined in September 2016,” Mr Svenson told the Courier Mail.

Members of the Darling Downs and South West Queensland association described Conwell as “a true gentlemen” and a “great advocate for cricket, in particular women’s cricket”.

Brisbane sports reporters Veronica Eggleton and Michael Atkinson paid tribute to Conwell on Monday.

Over the weekend, a number of amateur cricket teams in south-east Queensland held tributes to Conwell.

Known as Cozzy, he was a cricket coach who specialised in talent development.

“The Tigers family would like to thank everyone that attended today’s pre-game gathering as we all came together for Cozzy,” a Facebook post read by the Redlands Tigers Cricket Club, for which Conwell was a long-time player.

“For everyone one in attendance, it was a chance to remember all of the great memories that we have of Cozzy both on and off the cricket field.”

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