Vettori will be grateful for some success ahead of the second Test

Chris Cairns and Daniel Vettori each collected four wickets each as New Zealand bowled out Leicestershire for 210 to lead by 213 at Grace Road.

John Maunders hit 85 for the home side but none of his team-mates could knuckle down to offer him support.

Cairns bowled Maunders and Jon Dakin, had Darren Stevens lbw and David Masters caught by Scott Styris.

Two of Vettori's victims were out lbw, a form of dismissal which accounted for the first five Leicestershire batsmen.

New Zealand had time to begin their second innings before the close of play on day two of four, and reached 13-0.

Gareth Hopkins earlier made 71 after the Kiwis had resumed on 329-7.

Vettori departed early for 31 but Kyle Mills helped add 48 for the ninth wicket before Hopkins, who had been on 40 overnight, was caught.

Mills was left 42 not out when last man Martin was bowled for two by Darren Maddy.

The pair were soon back in action as they shared the new ball, but struggled to make early inroads as Maunders and Darren Robinson put on 39.

Martin eventually won an lbw decision against Robinson (13) and it was 61-2 when the umpire upheld an appeal by Cairns against Darren Stevens (14).

Skipper Maddy put on 45 for the third wicket, but fell shortly before tea when he was trapped in front by Vettori for 23.

Leicestershire: D D J Robinson, J K Maunders, D L Maddy (Capt) D I Stevens, J L Sadler, J N Snape, T J New (Wkt), J M Dakin D D Masters, C E Dagnall, D S Brignull.

New Zealand: M H W Papps, S P Fleming (Capt), N J Astle, S B Styris C D McMillan, C L Cairns, B B McCullum, G J Hopkins (Wkt), K D Mills D L Vettori, C S Martin.