James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1895

N OM O R ES M A S H E D F I N G E R S ! THE " NONPAREIL " BATTING SHIELD . Advantages .- T h e shieldsare attachedt o 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 dof thebatis attained, com- binedwithcomfortand coolnesst o t h eh a n d s . W h e nthe ball strikes the shield , the force is distributedover 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 . R I G H T . L E F T . 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 thusconcussionto t h e hand,smashedorbroken fingers , are entirely avoided. Theseshields present an almostflat surface to the bowler, consequentlythe 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. J A M E SL I L L Y W H I T E, F R O W D& 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 D B R A N C H : 2 4, H A Y M A R K E T , P I C K E R I N G ' S "B L A N" F O RW H I T E N I N GA L LA R T I C L E SO F B U F FO RB U C K S K I NL E A T H E R , such as L E GG U A R D S, G L O V E S, MilitaryEquipment,WhiteHelmets,Gloves Hunting Thongs; Whips, Cricket , and Tennis Shoes, Tennis Balls , &c,, &c. It is prepared in a very careful manner, and extra precautions are taken to insure A N E V E N N E S SO F C O L O U R . It contains nothing that will in anywayinjure the article to which it is applied , and, if used as directed , a splendid white of a glossy satin -like appear- anceandsoft silky sur- faceis insured, whichwill not readily rub off . T h em o u l d so f "B L A N C O" are m a d ein onesize only andwill fit specially -madezincboxes w h i c hare n o ncorrosive. Manufacturers: JOSEPH PICKERING & SONS, Albyn Works, SHEFFIELD . L o n d o nOffice: S T. G E O R G E S ' H O U S E , E A S T H E.