Leslie Day was born in Okehampton and started bowling with Okehampton Simmons Bowling club in 1926, when he was 19. He bowled for 50 years until the time of his death in 1976. He was captain of OSBC and regularly bowled for Devon too. In the 1975 season, he won all the clubs cups for singles, championship and handicap, a feat only achieved once before in the club history by Mr Charles King

Okehampton Simmons Bowling club Presidents’ Day 17th July 1957

Front row: Miss Dobbs, Mrs Whale, Mrs Bellamy, Mrs Smale, Mr Smale (President), Mrs V Hubber, Mrs E Westlake, Mr A Stinchcombe.

2nd Row: Mrs King, Mrs Taylor, Mr Weaver, Mr Crocker, Mrs May, Mrs Edgecombe, Mr Vanstone, Mr Bellamy.

3rd Row: unknown, unknown, Mr L Day, Mr H Weaver, Mr G Hubber, Mr D Travers, Mr R Roberts, Mr L Jordan, Mr Ball.

4th Row: unknown, Mr J Vernon, Mr F Barlow, Mr N Bates, Mr J Mills, Mr R Cox, Mr J Soper, Mr R Mills.

Okehampton Simmons Bowling Club opening by the Mayor WF Brock on the 27th of April 1955

Looking on with interest are:

Back left to right: Mrs V Hubber, Mrs I Taylor, Mr B Weaver Mr H Weaver, Mr C King, G Pearsey, Mr. Whale, C Bellamy, Mrs. Whale, W Collins, Mr Percy, Mrs. Brock (Mayoress), the Travers, B Roberts.

Group at right: L Jordan, A Smale, C O’Brien, Mr Hill, J Vanstone, A Stinchcombe.

Seated: E Westlake, D May, A Bellamy, Mrs. King, Mr W. May, Mrs Sparks and Miss Dobbs