Needing to win to avoid relegation, Vale were magnificent with the bat in posting 324-5 off their allotted 45 overs. Adam Spooner led the way with 80, while Adam Parker struck an unbeaten 63 and there were useful contributions throughout from Alex Haffner, Adam Brand, Ben Lederman and Jonny Gould.
Ickenham never threatened to reel in Vale’s total, not least as Steven Allweis (2-17) and Rayno Greenwall-Cohen (3-30) combined with the new ball to decimate the hosts’ top order.
Vale coasted through the rest of the innings to dismiss Ickenham with ease and record a 157-run triumph.
In his first season in the role, captain Steven Allweis said: “It has been a brilliant effort from the squad again this year.
