DISMISSED: Red Star batsman Chris Wenden is run out by Lansdowne's Jamie Holmes.
Lansdowne had mixed results in their two The Rock Twenty20 senior men's cricket matches played on Saturday, beating Rathkeale College by five wickets and losing to Red Star by two runs.
A typically hard-hit 64 by opening batsman Brock Price was the catalyst to the victory over Rathkeale College after the students batted first and made 116-9.
Price faced 43 balls and his knock included four fours and five sixes - the only other Lansdowne batsman to reach double figures was Jamie Holmes, who got through to 17.
Lansdowne eventually reached their target in 15.5 overs.
Earlier, Rathkeale College opener Kelsey Fahey had led his team's batting effort with 48.
He faced 41 deliveries and struck six fours and two sixes.
Short scoreboard: Rathkeale College 116-9 (Fahey 48, Caldwell 4, Morrison 31, Price 6, Osborne 6, S.Sprowson 4, Paton-Masters 7, Forrester 3, A.Sprowson 0, James 0, Garnett 1 not out, extras 6; fall of wickets 5, 70, 79, 98, 98, 110, 115, 115, 116; Hook-Sporry 3-0-14-1, S.Holmes 4-0-28-2. Ball 4-0-15-0, Price 3-0-12-1, J.Holmes 4-0-36-1, Barrett 2-0-8-3) lost to Lansdowne 117-5 (J.Holmes 17, Price 64, Barrett 1, Treseder 2, Adamson 8, Towgood 4 not out, Patel 8 not out, extras 13; fall of wickets, 13, 27, 40, 49, 102; James 4-0-21-1, Forrester 3-0-30-0, Garnett 3.5-0-29-1, S.Sprowson 3-0-28-1, Osborne 2-0-6-2)
The Lansdowne v Red Star encounter produced an exciting finish, with Red Star making 128-6 and Lansdowne coming up just two runs short at 126-9.
It was Sean Jarvis who grabbed the batting limelight for Red Star, hitting four fours and two sixes in his 42, made from 32 balls.
Troy Burling gave good support with 21. Top scoring with 26 for Lansdowne was Sanjay Patel.
Short scoreboard: Red Star 128-6 (Knight 1, T.Burling 21, Wenden 10, Jarvis 42, Deans 3, Burling 16, Watt 19, extras 16, fall of wickets 4, 37, 53, 60, 93, 128; Hook-Sporry 4-0-9-1, Price 4-0-19-1, S.Holmes 4-0-26-0, J.Holmes 4-0-26-2, Barrett 3-0-30-0, Patel 1-0-10-1 beat Lansdowne 126-9 (Barrett 2, Price 14, Treseder 15, J.Holmes 4, Adamson 4, Patel 26, Towgood 6, Krishnan 2, Hook-Sporry 10, Goodin 10 not out, S.Holmes 13 not out, extras 20; fall of wickets, 2, 28, 44, 48, 51, 59, 62, 94, 103; Watt 4-0-17-1, Jarvis 4-1-013-1, Deans 4-0-36-1, Sigvertsen 4-0-27-3, Burling 2-0-24-2).
Wairarapa College also had contrasting fortunes on Saturday, beating Rathkeale College and losing to Greytown.
The match between the two colleges saw Rathkeale bat first and make 107-6 thanks largely to 31 by Kelsey Fahey and 21 not out by Jack Forrester.
That total was overhauled by Wairarapa College in 12.2 overs, with an unbeaten 30 by Lucien Burt and 26 by Gus Wakeling.
Short scoreboard: Rathkeale College 107-6 (Fahey 31, Caldwell 0, Paton-Masters 4, Price 12, Osborne 6, S.Sprowson 15 not out, Morrison 6, Forrester 22 not out, extras 11; fall of wickets, 4, 19, 35, 66, 68, 79; Griffith 4-0-35-0, Wakeling 4-0-16-2, Burt 4-1-13-1, Birchall 3-0-24-2, Finlayson 4-0-18-2, Herbert 1-0-6-0) lost to Wairarapa College 110-3 (Herbert 10, Wakeling 26, Burt 30 not out, Griffith 22, Finlayson 13 not out, extras 9; fall of wickets, 30, 71, 95; Childs 2-0-16-0, Osborne 1-0-8-0, Garnett 1-0-14-1, Forrester 2-0-12-0, S.Sprowson 4-0-32-0, Fahey 2.2-0-23-2).
In-form Robbie Speers was unbeaten on 84 as Greytown reached 156-4 against Wairarapa College. Speers faced 60 balls and struck seven fours and three sixes, Seth Rance was also in good touch, making 43 from 27 balls, including four sixes. Wairarapa College replied with 133-6, of which Justin Herbert made 46.
Short scoreboard: Greytown 156-4 (Speers 84 not out, Lyttle 5, Lucas 1, Rance 43, Russo 11, Kibblewhite 4, extras 8; fall of wickets, 39, 40, 113, 142; Griffith 4-0-22-1, Wakeling 4-0-31-1, Burt 4-0-32-1, Finlayson 4-0-27-0, Herbert 2-0-30-1, Brewster 2-0-11-0) beat Wairarapa College 133-6 (Herbert 46, Griffith 6, Burt 12, Wakeling 17, Finlayson 39 not out, Elliott 2, Reisima 5, Harp 2, extras 9; fall of wickets, 15, 34, 72, 93, 104, 107; Russo 4-0-13-1, Lucas 4-0-28-1, Rance 1-0-1-0, Reisima 4-0-27-2, Butterfield 4-0-31-0, Freeman 2-0-16-1, Pope 1-0-12-0).