Whitnash boost their hopes of dethroning Christ The King

Ross Briscoe continued his fine goalscoring form with the first, chasing the keeper down after a backpass and deflecting the attempted clearance back into the empty net to give Nash the perfect start.

In windy conditions both sides struggled in their attempts to pass the ball.

However, it was the home side who were first to settle and they could have drawn level in the 20th minute only to be denied by a fine save from Town’s stand-in keeper Si Rea.

On the half-hour they did get the equaliser they deserved when a corner was scrambled home from six yards.

Whitnash responded five minutes later with the outstanding Henry Leaver hitting a 25-yard screamer that went in off the crossbar to make it 2-1.

Shortly before the break, Briscoe got his second with a towering header after a superb cross from Leaver.

With the wind behind them, the hosts applied the pressure but they were unable to find their way past the back four of Jack Taylor, Andy McKinley, Lee Scott and Craig Watkin as Whitnash held out for a well-deserved victory to move up to third in the table with games in hand on the leaders.

Whitnash are in Birmingham Vase tomorrow against Hawkesmill while their reserves are at home to Potters Green in the Foleshill Charity Cup (1.45pm).