Big-hit Onions makes Durham eyes water

gRaHaM OnIOnS denied his home county durham as he produced an unlikely match- winning performance with the bat to snatch a last- over victory for lancashire in the Royal london One-day Cup at gosforth.

Onions (right) built a career in the north East on the back of his exploits with the ball, but showed a canny knack with the bat on his return as he blasted two sixes in the 48th over to swing the game. lancashire sealed a three-wicket win with four balls to spare — with Onions unbeaten on 16 from six balls — to claim a fourth successive win in the north group. ‘ Well that was fun, ’ Onions tweeted. ‘amazing what happens when you close your eyes and swing.’ Sussex claimed a thrilling, last- gasp victory over Essex as last pair danny Briggs and Mir Hamza got past the 284 target with a ball to spare.