Chris Cairns arriving at Southwark Crown Court in London earlier this month. Photo by NZ Herald.
The 45-year-old was acquitted of perjury by a jury which considered verdicts for 10 hours and 17 minutes following a marathon trial lasting eight weeks.
A majority verdict of at least 10 jurors agreed.
The New Zealand cricket legend and his friend Andrew Fitch-Holland were also acquitted of perverting the course of justice.
The pair, who have sat side by side in the dock at Southwark Crown Court, stared straight ahead and nodded.
Cairns cried.
Cairns kept his emotions mostly in check during the trial. But his relief was palpable when he heard the words "not guilty".
