Johannesburg - Gauteng cricket umpire Ntubuke Solomon (Solly) Pele died from an asthma attack on Tuesday, Gauteng Cricket Board said in a statement.
Pele, aged 37, started playing mini cricket at a young age and continued to play until adulthood when he became a member of the Soweto Cricket Club.
During 1998/99 he started umpiring and from 2001/2 officiated at Premier League level on a regular basis. In total he officiated in more than 600 matches of which more than 250 were in club matches. He also served as a member of the GCB Umpires’ Association from 2011.