Rovers’ kids turn on winning style

Wednesday 2nd July 2008, 2:29PM BST.

Leo Rice turns for a run but it was the youngster’s four wickets which won the day in the end. (Picture by Adrian Miller, 0601111)

TWO juniors were the heroes as Rovers edged out St Pierre in a tense Evening League Division One game at Port Soif last night.

Rovers, who knew that a win could send them to the top of the table, won the toss and batted first. It soon seemed like a bad decision when they were reduced to tatters at 41 for five.

Enter Rob Byrne and Robbie Le Corre. The two youngsters combined for a magnificent partnership of 90, batting well over half of the allotted 20 overs. Both reached well-deserved half centuries and a target that originally looked as though it would only be around a run-a-ball suddenly had become 147.