The former Black Caps cricket captain Chris Cairns was cleared of a perjury charge, and both he and his co-accused, Andrew Fitch-Holland, were found not guilty of perverting the course of justice.
Cairns has been dogged by allegations he was a cheat and a fixer since 2008. He said he had been damaged by that, and for now his only plan, in Nott's words, was to move "onwards and upwards".
In a trial which began on October 5, Cairns was accused of lying under oath in his 2012 libel trial win against Indian Businessman & former IPL Chairman Lalit Modi.
Modi had in 2010 tweeted Cairns had been excluded from the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction due to his "past record of match fixing". Cairns, who had no record of match fixing, took legal action.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) released a statement acknowledging the verdict, saying it had the "utmost respect for the process that has been followed".
"The ICC and its Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) will continue to work closely with and provide all possible support to players in order that the fight against corruption can be tackled effectively and collectively," it said.
