Crabb leads Lewes to first away win

Ben Godfrey made it 2-0 after 14 minutes and, after Tony Stokes pulled one back in the 33rd minute, Chris Breach quickly restored the two-goal gap.

Jon Dollery’s lob made it 4-1 midway through the second half and, although Jack Lampe quickly responded, Lewes would not be denied. Crabb got his second in the 84th minute and completed his hat-trick with a penalty in added time. Stokes still had time to notch his second, his 14th league goal of the season, strengthening his lead in the race for the division’s Golden Boot.

The top-of-the-table clash between second-placed Whitehawk and leaders Margate was abandoned early in the second half after a cloudburst. Hawks were leading with a 29th-minute goal by Josh Jones.

That gave their pursuers the chance to close the gap and Wealdstone made no mistake, extending their long unbeaten home record by thrashing Enfield Town 4-0. They are five points behind Margate with three games in hand.

There was little between the sides in the first half but it was Stones who found the net twice in as many minutes just before the half-hour. Richard Jolly took his league tally into double figures and Wes Parker added the second. Chris Moore effectively killed the game with a third two minutes after the break and he completed the scoring with a late header.

Action from the match is pictured (courtesy of Steve Foster/Wealdstone FC) with Tom Pett taking on two vividly-clad Enfield defenders.

Lowestoft moved into a threatening fourth place with a 2-0 victory at East Thurrock. The Trawlerboys were reduced to ten men by a red card for Michael Frew after 30 minutes but, five minutes later, a moment of madness by Kris Newby levelled the numbers and handed Lowestoft a penalty, which Dale Cockrill converted. The home side dominated the second half but Jack Defty’s 81st-minute strike secured the points for the Suffolk club.

Bognor also moved into the top five after beating lowly Hendon 3-1 at Nyewood Lane. It was a tight, scoreless affair until the 74th minute, when visiting keeper Berkley Laurencin parried a shot from James Crane and Harvey Whyte pounced on the loose ball. Terry Dodd added a second and a long-range lob by Daryl Wollers made it 3-0, leaving Hendon, who stay in 21st place, the slim consolation of a goal by Dean Cracknell in added time.

Bottom club Carshalton had a day to forget, finishing with nine men in their 2-0 home defeat by Canvey. Jay Curran scored early in each half to leave Carshalton without a point from their last eight games. To make matters worse, they had Tommy Brewer and Ricardo Joseph sent off in the second half.

Two sides struggling for form met at Wingate and it was Hampton who ended a run of four successive defeats with three unanswered goals, moving up three places to sixth.
Gary Burrell missed two good early chances for the hosts, who have now taken one point from their last six, and Jon-Jo Bates put Hampton ahead two minutes before half-time. Tom Hickey doubled the lead with 11 minutes left and Joe Turner wrapped it up with a diving header.

Bury dropped from fourth to seventh after their 2-0 home defeat by Met Police. Allan Tait opened the scoring after 20 minutes and John Kennedy turned a cross into his own net shortly before half-time. David Knight almost added a third with a shot that struck a post.

FA Cup heroes Hastings, with little time to recover from their extra-time marathon on Thursday, will probably be satisfied with their 1-1 draw at Thurrock, who took a 37th-minute lead through debutant Danny Green. They had Ben Walster sent off midway through the second half and Hastings made the most of their extra man with an equaliser from Zac Attwood nine minutes later.

Leiston continued to move away from the danger zone with their third successive win, though they needed a slice of luck to see off visiting Harrow. After 89 scoreless minutes, Harrow keeper Elvijs Putnans parried a shot from Patrick Brothers and Michael Peacock’s attempted clearance flew into his own net.