James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1889

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 E " BATTING SHIELD . SURRIDGE'SP A T E N T . "... Unless bysome v e r y exceptional conduct on the part of the ball , maimed fingers -not, by the w a y, an unknown mishap, even with gloves-should be almost out of the question . Thehand seems to be left as free to m o v eas if quite unprotected , though the parts liable to c o m eu n d e r fire are, in fact , shel- tered behinda min- iature steel armour- plate . Theeffect of the continuous plate is to distribute the force of a blow, thereby lessening therisk of locar 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 . The shields 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 . Whenthe 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 tothe bowler , consequently the chance of being caught is greatly lessened . When a little accustomed to the use of these Shields , most players prefer them to the best of Gloves , the protection being incomparably superior . P R I C E8s. 6 d. P E RP A I R . M A N U F A C T U R E D B Y JAMES LILLYWHITE , FROWD & Co. , 2, NEWINGTONC A U S E W A Y , S.E. WEST END BRANCH : 24, H A Y M A R K E T .