A hat-trick from Jean-Marie Okita saw Tilbury continue their return to form in the Ryman First Division North with a 3-1 home success over Barton.

Stuart Lockhead put the Bedfordshire visitors ahead after 61 minutes, but that stung the Dockers into immediate action and Okita put them on terms within 20 seconds.

From that point on there was only one winner with Okita netting a second from the penalty spot after 65 minutes and then completing his trio in the fifth minute of injury time.

East Thurrock United's scheduled home game with promotion-chasing Wealdstone was a weather victim, their Rookery Hill playing surface being waterlogged.

Published Monday, January 6, 2003

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