James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1887

N OM O R ES M A S H E D F I N G E R! T H E " N O N P A R" BATTING SHIELD . SURRIDGE'SP A T E N T. "... Unless bysome v e r y exceptional conduct onthe part of the ball , maimed fingers -not, bythe w a y, a n unknown mishap even with gloves -should be almost o u t of the question . Thehand seems to be left as free to m o v eas if quite unprotected , though the parts liabletoc o m eu n d e r fire are, infact , shel- teredb e h i n da m i n - iature steel a r m o u r - plate. Theeffect of thecontinuous plate is to distribute the force of a blow, thereby lessening therisk of local in- j u r y." V i d e "Olympia R I G H T . L E F T . A D V A N T A G E S . Theshields are attached to the hands, the inner parts of which are, in this invention , left entirely naked ; by this means full command of the bat is attained , combined with comfort and coolness to the hands. W h e nthe ball strikes the shield , the force is distributed over the whole surface (unlike the ordinary batting glove , or guard), and thus concussion to the hands, smashed or broken fingers , are entirely avoided . These shields present an almost flat surface to the bowler, consequently the chance of being caught is greatly lessened . P R I C E8 s. 6 d. P E RP A I R. M A N U F A C T U R E DB Y JAMES LILLYWHITE , FROWD & Co. , 2, 4& 6, NewingtonCauseway, S.E. W E S TENDBRANCH: 24, H A Y M A R K E T .