Dover striker Jamie Allen scored the winner at Maidstone after borrowing lucky kit belonging to an international cricketer.

Allen arrived at the Gallagher Stadium without his Under Armour shirt but kitman Richard Harvey, who also works for Kent Cricket Club, came to the rescue.

He had a spare in his bag, last worn when its owner scored a century in a one-day international.

Harvey gave it to Allen, told him he would score the winner and that's what happened.

Allen said: "I forgot my Under Armour and Rich said he had a spare one.

"Apparently the person it belongs to, he had a good cricket game, he got man-of-the-match, so Rich said I could use it and I’d come on and score.

"Obviously I did, so I think I’m going to take that one home.

"He didn’t tell me who the cricketer was but I probably wouldn’t have known him because I’m not a cricket fan to be fair.

"I like an Under Armour. It’s just like a player comfort so when Rich said he had one, I was going to use it.

"He’s one of my best pals in the club, I like Richard, I’ve got a lot of time for him."

Allen came off the bench to score Dover's 86th-minute winner as Andy Hessenthaler's side completed the double over Maidstone.

It was his first goal since August and one that moved Whites three points clear of the National League drop zone.

Allen said: "The last few games I’ve come out the team but that’s football.

"I just had to keep working hard in training and then when my time came I had to take the chance.

"In the end I probably could have had my hat-trick but I’m glad that one went in the back of the net and we’ve got the three points.

"The Christmas period was important and we're really happy with seven points from nine - it’s going to do our confidence the world of good.

"We’re out the bottom four and that’s what we want.

"We’ll keep taking every game as it comes and on our day we can beat anyone, so we just need to keep getting three points on the table and I’m sure we’ll keep climbing."

Dover visit Wrexham on Saturday with Allen pushing for a start after sinking Maidstone.

He said: "Every footballer wants to be playing football but things happen, people are in form, people are out of form.

"I haven’t started the last few games but I’ll just keep working hard in training, giving the manager a headache when he has to pick the side.

"Competition is good for the team so I’ll be looking to get back in the side, like anybody else is."