Wayne Knights

{{Distinguish|Wayne Knight}}

{{short description|Cricket umpire}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Wayne Knights

| image =

| country = New Zealand

| fullname = Wayne Roger Knights

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|8|25|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Auckland, New Zealand

| death_date =

| death_place =

| role = Umpire

| umpire = true

| testsumpired = 4

| umptestdebutyr = 2020

| umptestlastyr = 2022

| odisumpired = 25

| umpodidebutyr = 2016

| umpodilastyr = 2025

| t20isumpired = 42

| umpt20idebutyr = 2017

| umpt20ilastyr = 2025

| 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/37597.html |title=Wayne Knights |access-date=15 March 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} Along with Tim Parlane, Knights umpired the final of the 2015–16 Ford Trophy, in January 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/917631.html |title=The Ford Trophy, Final: Central Districts v Canterbury at New Plymouth, Jan 30, 2016 |access-date=15 March 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He was added to the ICC International Panel of Umpires in June 2016.{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/1026869.html | title=Bowden cut from NZC international panel| publisher=ESPN Cricinfo| access-date=16 June 2016}} He stood in his first One Day International (ODI) match, between New Zealand and Bangladesh, on 26 December 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1019973.html |title=Bangladesh tour of New Zealand, 1st ODI: New Zealand v Bangladesh at Christchurch, Dec 26, 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=25 December 2016}}

Knights made his Twenty20 International (T20I) umpiring debut in a match on 3 January 2017, also between New Zealand and Bangladesh.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1019979.html |title=Bangladesh tour of New Zealand, 1st T20I: New Zealand v Bangladesh at Napier, Jan 3, 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=3 January 2017}} He was one of the twelve on-field umpires for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20.{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/887510 |title=11th team for next month's ICC Women's World T20 revealed |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=25 October 2018}} He was named as one of the sixteen umpires in January 2020, for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, in South Africa.{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1563523 |title=Match officials named for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=8 January 2020}} He stood in his first Test match on 3 December 2020, between New Zealand and the West Indies.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1233957.html |title=West Indies tour of New Zealand, 1st Test: New Zealand v West Indies at Hamilton, Dec 3, 2020 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=3 December 2020}}

In January 2023, he was named as one of the on-field umpires for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.{{cite news |title=ICC announces highest number of female match officials for ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/3010251#:~:text=Umpires%3A%20Sarah%20Bartlett%2C%20Jasmine%20Naeem,%2C%20Virender%20Sharma%2C%20Shahid%20Saikat. |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=www.icc-cricket.com |language=en}}{{cite news |title=ICC announces highest number of female match officials for U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2023 |url=https://theprint.in/sport/icc-announces-highest-number-of-female-match-officials-for-u19-womens-t20-world-cup-2023/1299181/ |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=ThePrint |date=5 January 2023}}