There were mixed results for Lismore's LJ Hooker League cricket teams on Saturday.

Marist Brothers took down Lennox Head with a starring role from youngster Blake Collings and Goonellabah Workers Sports struggled for runs against Tintenbar East Ballina at Oakes Oval.

Marist Brothers won the toss and elected to bat in their match against Lennox Head at Megan Crescent and overcame an early scare after losing Israr ul Mabood for a first-ball duck.

Pat Martin (34) and Cooper Williams, who top scored with 68, then settled the innings to set a solid foundation for the middle order.

Tom Lindsay added 31, Joe Parsons 21 and Sam Cottee 20 in the total of 216.

Lennox Head then started well, with the openers getting off to a quick start, losing their first wicket at 52, but it is here that Brothers first change bowler, Blake Collings, started his memorable day.

Collings took the wickets of the top five batsmen and finished his spell picking up Lennox captain Blake Kernaghan for a golden duck to finish with the impressive figures of 6/22 off 6 overs.

Andrew Munroe finished with 2/40, with the returning Harrison Gillett and Tom Lindsay taking the remaining wickets.

Brothers bowled Lennox out in the 35th over for 172, recording a 44-run victory.

Collings was the star of the show after only playing a handful of LJ Hooker League matches this season, after stepping up from the junior ranks and a number of second-grade matches.

At Oakes Oval, Goonellabah Workers Sports won the toss and elected to bowl, taking regular wickets against a dangerous Tintenbar East Ballina outfit.

The Tintenbar side was eventually bowled out for 157 in the 38th over, with Kevin Warid again chiming in late with 3/27, Damien Santin took 2/39 and Alec Watson 2/29.

In reply, Goonellabah struggled to put a partnership together and found it difficult to score, being in early trouble at 6/43.

Santin (33) and Brady Toniello (49) managed to push the scoring along and spread the Tintenbar field, but when Toniello lost his wicket at 8/111, still needing 46, momentum swung back to the visitors.

Unfortunately for Goonellabah, they were eventually bowled out for 131 in the 35th over, 26 runs short.

The LJ Hooker League will break for the Christmas/New Year period and return in January, with a One Day competition filling the void for some clubs.