Prime headed towards Maidstone in the Tunbridge Wells Charity Cup to face last year's conquerors Hunton Reserves. In their meeting at Cadogan, Hunton prevailed 3-1, so The Numbers were keen to avenge that defeat.

Prime were without Mazurkiewicz, Sykes and Walker from their last outing at home to Brenchley. Davis and Ellis filled the full-back berths with Senior and Henshall coming into a 3-man central midfield. Balcombe returned in goal with Betts and Fleming flanking Barker - who was preferred to Ferguson up front. Buckland and Goldsmith made up the bench.

After a week of drizzle, the pitch was boggy at best, but after last week's postponement, Prime were just happy to play some football.

The yellow-shirted home team started brightly, but Prime's back 4 repelled them well and Balcombe was not unduly troubled. Prime's new formation was not exactly working as planned with Betts and Fleming playing far too deep to offer Barker any support up front.

Despite being isolated, Barker fashioned a great chance to put Prime ahead when he blocked a weak kick from the keeper, but the keeper atoned by tipping Barker's curling effort onto the base of the post and away to safety.

Prime were struggling to get going though and Balcombe and Abu combined to make a goal-line clearance from a corner to keep the scores level.

At this point, Goldsmith had seen enough of the new formation and switched to 4-4-2 with Betts pushed on up front and Senior moved to the right-wing.

Immediately Prime started to look more dangerous and after their first real flowing move of the game, Abu's deft back-heel left Barker in the clear, but again the keeper saved well.

The chances were suddenly coming with regularity, but Barker again lifted over the bar, before Betts was denied by the keeper's legs.

It was level at the break but with the pitch getting heavier, it looked increasingly as if 1 goal would settle matters.

Hunton pressed on again and Prime were pinned in their own half. Balcombe made a couple more good saves and Ellis and Williams made some vital blocks to deny good goalscoring opportunities.

Prime as an attacking threat were limited to Fleming's mazy runs down the left, but end product from him and all of Prime's front 6 was lacking.

Hunton took the lead on the hour mark after Prime failed to clear and their right-winger toe-poked home giving Balcombe no chance.

Things nearly got worse for Prime when Williams was adjudged to have fouled the Hunton striker and the ref pointed to the spot.

The diminuitive player/boss then stepped up and had his first penalty well saved by Balcombe. The rebound was smashed home by an onrushing striker, but the ref said that he had stepped into the box too quickly and therefore ordered a re-take. This time the same player sliced the ball high and wide of Balcombe's goal - a truly woeful exhibition of penalty taking!

Prime sent on Buckland for Davis at right-back and Ferguson soon came on up-front as Prime chased the game. Betts moved out to the right-wing again with Senior replaced.

The game was now getting stretched but the pitch was so slow and players were losing their footing left, right and centre which made attractive football almost impossible.

Hunton were still in the ascendancy and Prime had to be thankful to Williams and Cary for some fine interceptions and another fine stop by man of the match Balcombe.

Goldsmith replaced Fleming as Prime pushed for extra-time with 4 strikers now on the pitch, but despite getting into some dangerous positions, the final ball never came and in truth Prime failed to fashion any clear-cut chances and Hunton hung on to claim a deserved win.