Bongani Jele (born 1 April 1986) is a South African cricket
umpire
An umpire is an official in a variety of sports and competition, responsible for enforcing the rules of the sport, including sportsmanship decisions such as ejection.
The term derives from the Old French nonper, ''non'', "not" and ''per'', ...
.
He is part of
Cricket South Africa
Cricket South Africa (CSA) is the governing body for both professional and amateur cricket in South Africa. In 1991, the separate South African Cricket Union and the South African Cricket Board merged to form the United Cricket Board of South Afr ...
's umpire panel for
first-class matches. Along with
Adrian Holdstock
Adrian Holdstock (born 27 April 1970) is a South African cricket umpire and former cricketer who now serves as an ICC international cricket umpire. He is part of Cricket South Africa's umpire panel for first-class matches.
Career
Holdstock play ...
, he umpired in the final of the
2015–16 Ram Slam T20 Challenge
The 2015–16 Ram Slam T20 Challenge was the thirteenth season of the Ram Slam T20 Challenge, established by Cricket South Africa. The tournament was previously known as the MiWay T20 Challenge and the Standard Bank Pro20 Series. The tournament w ...
in December 2015
and officiated in the
first-class tour match between
South Africa A and England XI later the same month.
He made his
One Day International
A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of overs, currently 50, with the game lasting up to 9 hours. The Cricket World C ...
(ODI) umpiring debut in a match between
Australia and Ireland in
Benoni, South Africa, on 27 September 2016.
His first
Twenty20 International
A Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of cricket, played between two of the international members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), in which each team faces a maximum of twenty overs. The matches have top-class status and are the ...
(T20I) match as an umpire was on 22 January 2017 when
South Africa played Sri Lanka in
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demo ...
.
He was one of the sixteen umpires for the
2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup
The 2020 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was an international limited-overs cricket tournament that was held in South Africa from 17 January to 9 February 2020. It was the thirteenth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, and the second to be ...
tournament in South Africa.
See also
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List of One Day International cricket umpires
This is a list of cricket umpires who have officiated at least one men's One Day International (ODI) match. As of October 2022, 418 umpires have officiated in an ODI match. The first ODI match took place on 5 January 1971 between Australia and E ...
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List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires
This is a list of cricket umpires who have officiated in at least one men's Twenty20 International (T20I) match. As of January 2023, 345 umpires have officiated in a men's T20I match. In November 2020, in the second T20I between Pakistan and Zi ...
References
External links
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1986 births
Living people
South African One Day International cricket umpires
South African Twenty20 International cricket umpires
Sportspeople from Pretoria