Rai Simons and his Chesterfield teammates match with Walsall at the Banks' Stadium was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
REGGIE LAMBE
Danny Wright eventually made Cheltenham's pressure pay to see off Reggie Lambe and his promotion-chasing Carlisle teammates 1-0 at Whaddon Road.
Cheltenham had endured a frustrating evening despite bossing much of the contest before second-half substitute Wright bundled home James Dayton's high cross at the far post in the 85th minute.
It was the least Cheltenham deserved for being the more enterprising side on a tricky Whaddon Road surface as Gary Johnson's men put together three straight wins in League Two for the first time this season.