WR Knights

Cricket umpire Active

  • 431 matches officiated
  • 2008–2026 on record
  • 65 grounds
  • 59 teams
  • #33 of 1,539 by experience

Career by year

02550752008: 1 as reserve20082009: 2 as reserve2010: 1 as on-field2010: 1 as reserve20102011: 1 as reserve2012: 3 as on-field2012: 1 as tv umpire20122013: 5 as on-field2013: 1 as reserve2014: 7 as on-field2014: 1 as tv umpire2014: 3 as reserve20142015: 8 as on-field2015: 1 as reserve2016: 8 as on-field2016: 2 as tv umpire2016: 4 as reserve20162017: 15 as on-field2017: 1 as tv umpire2017: 5 as reserve2018: 20 as on-field2018: 6 as tv umpire2018: 12 as reserve20182019: 25 as on-field2019: 2 as tv umpire2019: 5 as reserve2020: 13 as on-field2020: 4 as tv umpire2020: 2 as reserve20202021: 16 as on-field2021: 9 as tv umpire2021: 3 as reserve2022: 27 as on-field2022: 11 as tv umpire2022: 2 as reserve20222023: 26 as on-field2023: 9 as tv umpire2023: 5 as reserve2024: 17 as on-field2024: 14 as tv umpire2024: 4 as reserve20242025: 42 as on-field2025: 10 as tv umpire2025: 18 as reserve2026: 33 as on-field2026: 13 as tv umpire2026: 12 as reserve2026
  • On-field
  • TV umpire
  • Reserve

By format

Test18
ODI62
T20I123
First-class64
List A5
T20159
Women's matches50

By role

On-field 266
TV umpire 83
Reserve 82

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.

Decision reviews

  • 133reviews against his calls
  • 44upheld
  • 89overturned
  • 33%upheld rate

Counted from ball-by-ball records, which name the umpire whose decision was reviewed. This is not an accuracy rating. It covers only the decisions a side chose to challenge — a small and deliberately unrepresentative sample of the calls made in a match.

FormatReviewsUpheld
ODI 36 14 (39%)
T20 44 12 (27%)
T20I 38 12 (32%)
Test 15 6 (40%)

First and most recent

First on record New Zealand v West IndiesT20I26 Dec 2008Eden Park, Auckland
Most recent Colombo Kaps v Kandy RoyalsT205 Aug 2026R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Stood with most often

Grounds

  • Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas25
  • Hagley Oval, Christchurch25
  • Seddon Park, Hamilton22
  • Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland22
  • Seddon Park22
  • Eden Park21
  • Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui18
  • Hagley Oval15
  • Eden Park, Auckland14
  • McLean Park, Napier14
  • Bay Oval14
  • Westpac Stadium12

Teams

  • New Zealand166
  • Northern Districts49
  • Auckland42
  • Pakistan39
  • Canterbury35
  • Auckland Aces32
  • Central Districts29
  • West Indies27
  • Sri Lanka25
  • Central Stags25
  • Bangladesh25
  • Australia24

Competitions

  • Plunket Shield64
  • Major League Cricket55
  • Super Smash44
  • Women's Super Smash27
  • Pakistan tour of New Zealand26
  • West Indies tour of New Zealand21
  • International League T2017
  • Bangladesh tour of New Zealand14
  • Australia tour of New Zealand12
  • Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand12
  • India tour of New Zealand12
  • Lanka Premier League9

Milestones

50th match New Zealand v Bangladesh31 Dec 2016
100th match Australia v Pakistan9 Nov 2018
200th match South Africa v New Zealand17 Feb 2022
300th match Wellington Firebirds v Central Stags28 Nov 2024
400th match Indonesia v Samoa9 May 2026

Recent matches

DateMatch FormatRole
5 Aug 2026 Colombo Kaps v Kandy RoyalsR Premadasa Stadium, Colombo T20 On-field
2 Aug 2026 Dambulla Sixers v Jaffna KingsPallekele International Cricket Stadium T20 On-field
1 Aug 2026 Galle Gallants v Colombo KapsPallekele International Cricket Stadium T20 On-field
30 Jul 2026 Jaffna Kings v Kandy RoyalsPallekele International Cricket Stadium T20 On-field
18 Jul 2026 Los Angeles Knight Riders v Washington FreedomOakland Coliseum,Oakland T20 On-field
16 Jul 2026 Washington Freedom v San Francisco UnicornsOakland Coliseum,Oakland T20 TV umpire
15 Jul 2026 MI New York v Washington FreedomOakland Coliseum,Oakland T20 On-field
12 Jul 2026 Texas Super Kings v Los Angeles Knight RidersGrand Prairie Stadium, Dallas T20 On-field
11 Jul 2026 Seattle Orcas v San Francisco UnicornsGrand Prairie Stadium, Dallas T20 On-field
10 Jul 2026 Los Angeles Knight Riders v San Francisco UnicornsGrand Prairie Stadium, Dallas T20 Reserve
9 Jul 2026 Los Angeles Knight Riders v Washington FreedomGrand Prairie Stadium, Dallas T20 TV umpire
8 Jul 2026 MI New York v San Francisco UnicornsGrand Prairie Stadium, Dallas T20 On-field
5 Jul 2026 Seattle Orcas v Texas Super KingsKnight Riders Cricket Ground, Pomona T20 On-field
4 Jul 2026 San Francisco Unicorns v Washington FreedomKnight Riders Cricket Ground, Pomona T20 Reserve
2 Jul 2026 MI New York v Seattle OrcasKnight Riders Cricket Ground, Pomona T20 On-field
28 Jun 2026 Washington Freedom v San Francisco UnicornsOakland Coliseum,Oakland T20 TV umpire
27 Jun 2026 Texas Super Kings v Washington FreedomOakland Coliseum,Oakland T20 TV umpire
26 Jun 2026 Seattle Orcas v San Francisco UnicornsOakland Coliseum,Oakland T20 TV umpire
25 Jun 2026 Seattle Orcas v Washington FreedomOakland Coliseum,Oakland T20 TV umpire
21 Jun 2026 Texas Super Kings v MI New YorkGrand Prairie Stadium, Dallas T20 TV umpire

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Questions

How many matches has WR Knights officiated?
WR Knights has officiated 431 recorded matches, between 2008 and 2026.
How many Test matches has WR Knights stood in?
WR Knights appears in 18 Tests on record.
How many ODIs has WR Knights stood in?
WR Knights appears in 62 ODIs on record.
How often are WR Knights's decisions upheld on review?
Of 133 player reviews recorded against his decisions, 44 were upheld -- 33 per cent. This counts only decisions a side chose to review, so it is not an overall accuracy figure.
Which ground has WR Knights officiated at most often?
Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas, with 25 matches on record.

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.