The big man produced the full offering of what he does best; a curling effort first half, a customary header and a composed finish rounding-off the trio.
There were strong performances in defence, busy performances elsewhere.
Indeed, the win took Wednesday to within a point of their highest-ever tally in their 156-year history. But they’ll continue to fight for promotion from League One via the play-offs after Plymouth and Ipswich did enough elsewhere.
Here are our player ratings from New Meadow.
![Not really called upon until the 50th minute, he did well to get down to Street’s mis-hit effort, the stooped to recover a dangerous-looking header shortly afterwards. One that may have gone unnoticed; it was his clever footwork started the move for the third.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjM2ZmUwNGU5LTc3NjctNDhhNy05ZDU2LTBjNDM3YTVmN2Q3YjozNGVkNDc5Mi01NWM3LTRlM2MtOWY2OC1hOTRkYmZlOTU2ZWU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
1. Cameron Dawson - 7
Not really called upon until the 50th minute, he did well to get down to Street’s mis-hit effort, the stooped to recover a dangerous-looking header shortly afterwards. One that may have gone unnoticed; it was his clever footwork started the move for the third. Photo: UGC/Steve Ellis
![Looked confident from the off and fizzed through the ball that started Smith’s opener. In the air he was a vision of strength, winning double-figure aerials. Belted forward to good effect a couple of times. On days such as this with his confidence a-popping, he looks like the player that won the player of the season award not long ago.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjg5ZDIyN2ZkLWEyNTktNGFhMy1iY2VjLTk3Njk4MGZkMmYyNjo5NDc5Nzg1MS0yYTczLTQzZGItOWY4Yi1jYTczNmUyYjI5MmQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
2. Dominic Iorfa - 8
Looked confident from the off and fizzed through the ball that started Smith’s opener. In the air he was a vision of strength, winning double-figure aerials. Belted forward to good effect a couple of times. On days such as this with his confidence a-popping, he looks like the player that won the player of the season award not long ago. Photo: UGC/Steve Ellis
![After such a long time out of the starting line-up, you could have excused a rusty moment or two. He didn’t have any. Won some important headers and produced a vital block on 27 minutes and won a number of important headers. A ‘proper grown-up’ sort of performance. Off with 15 remaining for Flint in what looked to be a leg-saving exercise.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjBhMGRlZGZhLTVhMzAtNDkyYi1iMmUzLWZmMzQ4ZDg3MDY4OTphZTZhODM3NS0yMjg4LTQwYjktODZiZi00MWM0MmJiOGE1MTg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
3. Michael Ihiekwe - 8
After such a long time out of the starting line-up, you could have excused a rusty moment or two. He didn’t have any. Won some important headers and produced a vital block on 27 minutes and won a number of important headers. A ‘proper grown-up’ sort of performance. Off with 15 remaining for Flint in what looked to be a leg-saving exercise. Photo: UGC/Steve Ellis
![The man for a shuffle-up, Palmer deputised at left centre-half. Made an important first-half block and moved the ball well in the main. Solid. Yellow carded for dissent, not for the first time this season. Off late moving a little gingerly.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjM0YTY2MDI3LWRjZGUtNDY3Ny04YTZlLTMwYTkyZTFkMTk5MzphOWU5NDlkMC1lN2U5LTRiYWEtOTJhNi1hNzNmNDI1MWJjODc=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
4. Liam Palmer - 7
The man for a shuffle-up, Palmer deputised at left centre-half. Made an important first-half block and moved the ball well in the main. Solid. Yellow carded for dissent, not for the first time this season. Off late moving a little gingerly. Photo: UGC/Steve Ellis