England seamer Graham Onions continued his rich vein of form as Durham thrashed Hampshire by an innings and 110 runs at the Riverside.

Hampshire resumed on 52-4 but were ripped apart by Onions (6-58) and team-mate Callum Thorp (2-21) in just 13 overs on the third day.

Sean Ervine's 22 was the best Hampshire could muster on a disappointing day.

Nick Pothas was out for eight, Dominic Cork went for six, David Griffiths for two and Imran Tahir was out for a duck.

For Durham the victory is a tonic following a disappointing run in the Twenty20 Cup, and marks the county champions' first win of the season in their defence of the trophy.

The victory was paved by a devastating display of bowling in both innings, notably from Onions, who has pushed his claims for inclusion in the Ashes line-up by continuing his four-day form with Durham.

Steve Harmison's return to form was another plus for both Durham and England, the Ashington-born seamer bowling aggressively to record first innings figures of 4-43, which he followed with an economical 2-15 in the second.

Hampshire had Pakistani international Imran Tahir to thank for keeping their hopes alive going into the third day after he took 5-85 as Durham were restricted to 311, not enough to keep them at bay. 

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