James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1896

JAMES LTLr.YWHrTE , i ’ ROWD Si Co FROWD’S PATENT “ SPECIAL DRIVER” D B - A - T - The finest Driving Bat in the Worlds and absolutely Xon-jarring. 'T 'H I S BAT has attained by far the -*■ greatest success of any Bat that has ever been brought out. Prior to its ■ * introduction it had for many years been deemed that the solid cane handle was the “ ne plus u ltra '’ of perfection ; but in the “ Special Driver” a great advance was obtained in elasticity and absence of jarring to the hands, and the advantages of these improvements can hardly be over estimated. So highly appreciated were the qualities of the “ Special Driver ” that it promptly took the sympathies of the Cricket world b y storm, and its success was immediate and certain. This verdict has been amply confirmed by the result of several seasons’ testing, and although other makers have, as a natural consequence, endeavoured to obtain similar qualities by other methods, the productions have one and all proved inferior in design, material, and work­ manship, and F roud ' s “ Special Driver ” has honestly earned and maintained the title of the “ King of Cricket Bats.” Testimonials, absolutely spontaneous, to the remarkable efficiency and durabi­ lity of these Bats are continually being received by us from all parts of the world.