Harriers created their frirst chance on 29 minutes when left-back Stamps looped a nice cross into the box but Bird, lurking at the far post, could not connect properly and the ball bounced wide of the opposite post.

There was danger at the visitors' end on 33 minutes when Hinton headed clear Atkinson's left-wing cross but the resulting corner came to nothing. Craig Hinton

A mistake by Smith on 41 minutes letting striker Mellanby past keeper Brock but the Harriers' centre-back recovered to clear the ball off the line.

Harriers forced a corner on 44 minutes when Blake's effort from outside the box was deflected away by the brave Liddle but Harriers did not take advantage of the set-piece.