There's a new striker in town by the name of Matt Clarke.

The Darlington defender is hardly renowned for his goalscoring prowess, and by his own admission winning tackles beats putting the ball in the back of the net.

But maybe after Saturday's two-goal blast Clarke will be tempted to hold on to his shooting boots, for the time being at least.

With Barry Conlon serving the final game of a three-match ban, Quakers' need for a big target man had never been so evident in a dour first half.

After a frustrating opening 45 minutes in which Quakers rarely looked like testing Harriers' goalkeeper, Clarke was relieved of his defensive duties to partner Richard Offiong up front.

The former Halifax man didn't disappoint with two finely-taken goals after Bo Henriksen had put the visitors in front in the 50th minute.

"I spoke to Matt at half-time and he was a bit reluctant to go on as a striker," said Tait.

"He says he prefers to play as a defender but after that I think he might have changed his mind.

"We didn't get our passing game going at all.

"We decided to take a more direct approach and I think it seemed to pay off.

"It's important to start picking up some more points because we've drawn far too much of late.

"We've had quite a few players out so to get a win is obviously very pleasing.

"We have played a lot better than this in some of our games and only come away with a draw."

Clark Keltie and Stuart Whitehead returned after missing the midweek draw with Oxford through suspension.

In a fairly subdued start neither side did little to test each other's rearguard, and it wasn't until the 20th minute that the game produced the first attempt on goal.

Danny Williams stung Andy Collett's hands with a rasping drive from 25 yards, which the former Middlesbrough stopper could only palm over.

Moments later Harriers keeper Stuart Brock almost gifted Quakers an opportunity when he sliced a back pass under pressure from Offiong. But luckily for him the impressive Craig Hinton was on hand to clear the danger.

As chances began to open up Collett was again called into action in the 34th minute, this time saving from Andrew Bishop's glancing header.

It was Bishop who was involved in Harriers' next move and maybe he should have done better after doing the hard work in ghosting past three Quakers defenders. He sent a weak effort wide of Collett's goal.

The Harriers defence, which had rarely broken sweat in containing Offiong, were given the run-around by the tricky Richard Hodgson minutes before half- time.

But after finding space on the edge of the area the former Nottingham Forest man sent his bending shot from the right wide of Brock's goal.

After a frustrating first half for the home side Tait called on deClarke to add some much-needed bite to the Quakers attack.

The move proved decisive, but not before Henriksen found the net for Harriers five minutes after the restart.

The Danish striker somehow managed to twist and turn with his back to goal before firing high into the top corner of the net from close range.

Quakers looked for a quick reply and Keltie should have done better when he sliced wide from Hodgson's corner.

Henriksen may well have killed off the contest moments later when he turned past defender Ryan Valentine, only to see his shot comfortably saved by Collett.

At the other end Hodgson tried his luck with a looping header which Brock dealt with easily.

Quakers continued to press for an equaliser and their persistence eventually paid off courtesy of stand-in striker Clarke.

First the big defender headed home to level from Hodgson's corner in the 61st minute.

And with just seven minutes left Clarke doubled his tally with a crashing volley from Hodgson's cross.

A later rally never really materialised for the visitors and Quakers, with just one League defeat under Tait, claimed their first win of the year.

* Darlington Supporters Trust will be holding their latest Fans Forum at the Strikers Bar tonight at 7.30.

Result: Darlington 2 Kidderminster Harriers 1.

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