James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1893

B Y A P P O I N T M E To H.R.H. the Prince of Wales . ALLEN'SP O R T M A N T E A AND STRONG DRESS BASKETS , 3 7, W E S TS T R A N D , L O N D. N e wIllustrated Catalogue of Registered a n dPatented Articles, post free. L A W N T E N N I S B A G S. H A T C A S E S . - D E S P A T C H B O X E S . ALLEN'S I M P R O V E DC R I C K E TB A G. N O M O R ES M A S H E D F I N G E R S ! THE " NONPAREIL " BATTING SHIELD . •A d v a n t a g e s .-T h e shields are attached to the hands, the inner parts of which are, in this invention, left en- tirely naked ; by this m e a n sfull c o m m a n d of thebatis attained, com- binedwith comfortand coolness to the hands. W h e nthe ball strikes the shield , the force is distributed over t h e whole surface (unlike the ordinary batting glove, or guard), and S U R R I D G E ' S P A T E N T . L E F T . R I G H T . thus concussion to the hands,smashed or broken fingers , are entirely avoided . These shields present a n almost flat surface to the bowler , consequently the chance ofbeing caught is greatly lessened. W h e na little accus- tomedto the use ofthese Shields, most players . prefer them to the best ofGloves , the protection being incomparably su- perior. P R I C E S s. 6 d. P E RP A I R . M A N U F A C T U R E D B Y J A M E SL I L L Y W H I T E , F R O W D& C O., 2, N E W I N G T O N C A U S E W A Y , S.E. W E S TE N DB R A N C H : 2 4, H A Y M A R K E .