Billericay Town moved closer to ensuring that they maintain their Ryman status at the highest level with their third 1-1 draw in their last four Premier Division games in Tuesday night's contest with manager Gary Calder's previous club Enfield.

It took the New Lodge side up one place to 12th in the League, but just how tight the battle to avoid relegation is was illustrated when Carshalton won 1-0 at Hampton at the same time to move out of the bottom three.

They now trail Town by just four points from a game more.

Last night's draw took Billericay's undefeated run of Premier games to four and the result was the same as that achieved by Enfield in their clash with runaway leaders Dagenham and Redbridge on Sunday.

That game, and last night's affair, were both staged at Boreham Wood as Enfield currently have no home of their own.

Both sides found it difficult last night to overcome the affects of a swirling wind, but John Morgan twice forced Billericay goalkeeper Gavin King into good saves either side of the host side's goal, headed home by Wayne Brown from a left-wing corner after 19 minutes.

Billericay's equaliser came 14 minutes into the second-half and had a touch of good fortune about it with an Enfield defender, trying to clear the ball following a good one-two between Kevin Jordan and Colin Simpson, seeing it crash against a team-mate and past goalkeeper Andy Hall. It was Billericay's first own goal of the season.

Town had inspirational midfield skipper Dean Par-ratt back in action on Tuesday night, but lost key central defender Chris Moore through injury shortly before the interval.

Billericay face a break from League action before hosting Enfield in the return game on Saturday week at New Lodge.

Before that they go to Premier rivals Purfleet next Wednesday in the Essex Senior Cup semi-finals. A date with Canvey in a Roots Hall final on April 17 awaits the winners.

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