James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1890

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 onthe part oftheball, m a i m e d fingers -not , by the w a y, a n unknown mishap, even with gloves-should be almost out of the question. T h eh a n d s e e m sto b e left as free to m o v eas if quite unprotected , R I G H T . L E F T. though the parts liabletoc o m eu n d e r fire are,in fact , 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." 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 tothebowler, 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 E8 s. 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, N E W I N G T O NC A U S E W A Y , S.E. W E S TE N DBRANCH: 24 , H A Y M A R K E T .