Cricket: Trembath the hero in Te Puke T20

Rotorua Central all-rounder Jason Trembath took four wickets for 17 runs in a T20 match against City Sports Bar Te Puke at the weekend. Photo/Stephen Parker

While rain caused havoc in the Lonestar Baywide T20 games in Rotorua, matches in Te Puke still went ahead with Rotorua Central picking up a valuable win.

In their first T20 game on Saturday, Central chased down an adjusted target against City Sports Bar Te Puke.

Te Puke reached 133 with Charles Williams top scoring on 38, while Central bowler Jason Trembath took four wickets for 17 runs.

The Rotorua visitors cruised to victory with seven wickets to spare after being set an adjusted target of 80 to win.

Kyle Blanchard top scored for Central with 31.

With a chance to move near the top of the table, Central went to work against East Bay United in their second game of the day.

The Rotorua side managed to restrict East Bay United to 150/9 in their 20 overs.

However, the score proved too much for Central, who could manage only 102 all out.

Rotorua-based Bay of Plenty Indians had both their games washed out on Saturday at Boord Park, with the first game abandoned and the second game not played.

Tauranga Boys' College, Eves Realty Greerton, and Element IMF Otumoetai Cadets also had their matches washed out in Rotorua.

Meanwhile, Mount Maunganui won both their encounters in Te Puke to grab the outright lead in the title race.

The Mount's first-up match with East Bay United turned into a run fest, with both sides blasting 200 runs in their turn at bat.

East Bay United batted first with the Yates brothers smashing the ball to the boundary as their team reached 200/5.

Tom Yates finished on 74, while Alex Yates reached 41 before being dismissed.

Despite a slow start, Mount Maunganui reached their target with three balls to spare and six wickets in hand.

Batting at five, Nick Smith smashed 110 in quick time to anchor his side's innings.

The occasion marked Smith's first premier century after falling in the 90s on a number of occasions in the past.

Mount also defeated City Sports Bar Te Puke in the later match.

Lonestar Baywide T20 results on Saturday:

Round three:

City Sports Bar Te Puke 133 (Charles Williams 38, Matt Dwight 28; Jason Trembath 4/17, Kyle Blanchard 2/24, Vaughan Blanchard 2/25) lost to Central (rain adjusted target 80) 81/3 (K. Blanchard 31)

East Bay United 200/5 (Tom Yates 74, Alex Yates 41, Mike Young 39no) lost to Mount Maunganui 202/4 (Nick Smith 110, Hayden Byrnes 47no)

BOP Indians v Element IMF Cadets - abandoned due to rain

Tauranga Boys College v Eves Realty Greerton - abandoned due to rain

Round four:

East Bay United 150/9 (Mike Young 59, Hugh Adlim 29; R Pedley 3/27) defeated Central 102 (R Pedley 32; Alex Yates 3/30)

City Sports Bar Te Puke 106/6 (Charles Williams 31, Richard Turner 27; Nathan Byrnes 2/22) lost to Mount Maunganui 107/4 (Joel Thompson 30; Gavin Main 2/7, C Williams 2/28)

BOP Indians v Tauranga Boys College - not played

Eves Realty Greerton v Element IMF Cadets - not played