| Wayne Knights | |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Fullname: | Wayne Roger Knights |
| Birth Date: | 25 August 1970 |
| Birth Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Role: | Umpire |
| Umpire: | true |
| Testsumpired: | 4 |
| Umptestdebutyr: | 2020 |
| Umptestlastyr: | 2022 |
| Odisumpired: | 24 |
| Umpodidebutyr: | 2016 |
| Umpodilastyr: | 2023 |
| T20isumpired: | 31 |
| Umpt20idebutyr: | 2017 |
| Umpt20ilastyr: | 2023 |
| Wodisumpired: | 4 |
| Umpwodidebutyr: | 2008 |
| Umpwodilastyr: | 2015 |
| Wt20isumpired: | 6 |
| Umpwt20idebutyr: | 2010 |
| Umpwt20ilastyr: | 2018 |
| Date: | 19 June 2023 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/37597.html Cricinfo |
Wayne Roger Knights (born 25 August 1970) is a New Zealand cricket umpire.[1] Along with Tim Parlane, Knights umpired the final of the 2015–16 Ford Trophy, in January 2016.[2] He was added to the ICC International Panel of Umpires in June 2016.[3] He stood in his first One Day International (ODI) match, between New Zealand and Bangladesh, on 26 December 2016.[4]
Knights made his Twenty20 International (T20I) umpiring debut in a match on 3 January 2017, also between New Zealand and Bangladesh.[5] He was one of the twelve on-field umpires for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20.[6] He was named as one of the sixteen umpires in January 2020, for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, in South Africa.[7] He stood in his first Test match on 3 December 2020, between New Zealand and the West Indies.[8]
In January 2023, he was named as one of the on-field umpires for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[9] [10]