HARRY Evans hit a hat-trick as Vale of White Horse hammered Cheltenham & District 5-1 in the Meeson Trophy at Milton United.

Evans needed just eight seconds to open the scoring and moments later it was 2-0 when he turned in Fabian Crane’s low cross.

Evans completed his hat-trick early in the second half.

Cheltenham pulled one back from a free-kick, but Kieran Sutton and Rio Sansom rounded off the scoring for Vale.