He warmed-up for the Tests against England by scoring 60 for Northern Districts against Auckland
The pair has won the Plunket Shield with Wellington and were training together at Chennai's Super Kings Academy recently to "learn different parts of our game"
Northern Districts had given themselves a chance of pushing for victory but rain ended their hopes
A disciplinary hearing found that the batter had not breached the code of conduct
TV footage appeared to show Nicholls brushing the ball against a helmet during a Plunket Shield game between his team Canterbury and Auckland
