WN de Silva

Match referee Active

  • 47 matches officiated
  • 2012–2026 on record
  • 21 grounds
  • 25 teams
  • #418 of 1,489 by experience

Career by year

0510152012: 2 as reserve20122014: 1 as match referee20142015: 1 as match referee2016: 1 as on-field20162017: 3 as reserve2018: 1 as on-field2018: 1 as tv umpire2018: 1 as reserve20182019: 1 as on-field2019: 1 as reserve202020222023: 1 as reserve2024: 5 as on-field2024: 3 as reserve2024: 7 as match referee20242025: 2 as on-field2025: 1 as reserve2025: 11 as match referee2026: 2 as reserve2026: 2 as match referee2026
  • On-field
  • TV umpire
  • Reserve
  • Match referee

By format

ODI5
T20I7
First-class16
List A12
T207
Women's matches11

By role

On-field 10
TV umpire 1
Reserve 14
Match referee 22

A match can appear under two roles — standing in one innings and sitting as third umpire is one match, counted once in the total above.

First and most recent

First on record Sri Lanka v PakistanODI16 Jun 2012R Premadasa Stadium
Most recent Ace Capital Cricket Club v Colts Cricket ClubFirst-class13 Mar 2026Colombo Cricket Club Ground

Stood with most often

Grounds

  • Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo5
  • R Premadasa Stadium5
  • Colombo Cricket Club Ground4
  • Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo4
  • Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps International Cricket Stadium4
  • Welagedara Stadium, Kurunegala3
  • Police Park Ground, Colombo3
  • Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo2
  • Surrey Village, Maggona2
  • P Sara Oval, Colombo2
  • P Sara Oval2
  • Galle International Stadium2

Teams

  • Sri Lanka12
  • Ace Capital Cricket Club7
  • Badureliya Sports Club6
  • Police Sports Club6
  • Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club5
  • Burgher Recreation Club5
  • Panadura Sports Club5
  • Colombo Cricket Club5
  • Colts Cricket Club4
  • Kandy Customs Cricket Club4
  • Moors Sports Club4
  • Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club3

Competitions

  • Major League Tournament16
  • Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament10
  • Major Clubs T20 Tournament7
  • ICC Women's Championship3
  • England Women tour of Sri Lanka2
  • ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier2
  • Pakistan in Sri Lanka ODI Series2
  • New Zealand Women tour of Sri Lanka1
  • Pakistan Women tour of Sri Lanka1
  • Bangladesh in Sri Lanka T20I Series1
  • West Indies Women in Sri Lanka T20I Series1
  • South Africa Women in Sri Lanka T20I Series1

Recent matches

DateMatch FormatRole
13 Mar 2026 Ace Capital Cricket Club v Colts Cricket Club Colombo Cricket Club Ground First-class Reserve
6 Mar 2026 Ace Capital Cricket Club v Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium First-class Match referee
9 Jan 2026 Badureliya Sports Club v Ace Capital Cricket Club Colombo Cricket Club Ground First-class Reserve
9 Jan 2026 Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club v Colts Cricket Club Welagedara Stadium, Kurunegala First-class Match referee
27 Dec 2025 Badureliya Sports Club v Burgher Recreation Club Welagedara Stadium, Kurunegala First-class Match referee
19 Dec 2025 Police Sports Club v Chilaw Marians Cricket Club Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo First-class Match referee
12 Dec 2025 Nondescripts Cricket Club v Ace Capital Cricket Club Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo First-class Match referee
12 Dec 2025 Chilaw Marians Cricket Club v Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo First-class On-field
17 Jul 2025 Nondescripts Cricket Club v Badureliya Sports Club Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo List A Match referee
1 Jul 2025 Police Sports Club v Panadura Sports Club Police Park Ground, Colombo List A Match referee
27 Jun 2025 Nondescripts Cricket Club v Police Sports Club Police Park Ground, Colombo List A Reserve
21 Feb 2025 Kandy Customs Cricket Club v Moors Sports Club Police Park Ground, Colombo First-class Match referee
7 Feb 2025 Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club v Kandy Customs Cricket Club Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa, Hambantota First-class Match referee
7 Feb 2025 Chilaw Marians Cricket Club v Badureliya Sports Club Surrey Village, Maggona First-class On-field
31 Jan 2025 Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club v Burgher Recreation Club Burgher Recreation Club Ground, Colombo First-class Match referee
24 Jan 2025 Colombo Cricket Club v Moors Sports Club Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo First-class Match referee
10 Jan 2025 Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club v Colombo Cricket Club Colombo Cricket Club Ground First-class Match referee
3 Jan 2025 Badureliya Sports Club v Panadura Sports Club Panadura Esplanade First-class Match referee
27 Dec 2024 Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club v Colombo Cricket Club P Sara Oval, Colombo First-class Match referee
4 Aug 2024 Police Sports Club v Kandy Customs Cricket Club Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps International Cricket Stadium List A Match referee

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Questions

How many matches has WN de Silva officiated?
WN de Silva has officiated 47 recorded matches, between 2012 and 2026.
How many ODIs has WN de Silva stood in?
WN de Silva appears in 5 ODIs on record.
Which ground has WN de Silva officiated at most often?
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, with 5 matches on record.
Who has WN de Silva stood with most often?
RSA Palliyaguruge, in 2 matches as an on-field pair.

Other officials

Figures updated 17 Aug 2026.

Ball-by-ball records begin in 2002; matches before that are counted where an official record names the officials. A match with no officials recorded does not appear here.