"It's a good feeling for us to be going into the series feeling positive, " DeFreitas added.

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Sidebottom then produced an inspired spell as Darren Stevens, Ashley Wright and Philip DeFreitas were brushed aside.

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Veteran Phil DeFreitas, who took three wickets, got the ball rolling early for Leicestershire with the wicket of Nadeem Shahid.

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