while there was a first start in several weeks for Ben Andrews, and Whyte was straight into the side after signing the previous day from Havant.

There was a frenetic start and John surged forward in the second minute and perhaps should have rounded off his run with a goal - before Cray went up the other end and threatened through Bremner, who was to prove a handful for the visiting defence all night.

From the game’s first corner on five minutes, Chris Saunders rattled the Rocks’ bar before Stuart Axten cleared.

Then Dan Beck had a shot cleared by Billy Burgess after Lewis Stockford - having one of his best games for the Rocks - set him up.

It was an open game and it was no surprise when Ashley-Paul Robinson’sbullet header fom six yards opened the scoring on 13 minutes after John and Stockford had combined well on the right.

Cray hit straight back and Craig Stoner, back in the side after a knee injury kept him out of the defeat at Wealdstone, saved well from Bremner - but that was a warning shot as, in the 18th minute, they were level.

The Rocks felt it was ball-to-hand when Andrews was penalised for handball in the box but the spot-kick was given and Bremner converted it.

Bremner went close to giving Cray the lead with an 18-yarder that skimmed the bar and Andrews stopped another Bremner attempt on the line.

Whyte beat four players on a mesmerising run from inside his own half before seeing his shot strike the inside of