James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annaul 1897

JAMES LILLYWHITE , FROWD & CO ., P R A C T I C A L M A N U F A C T U R E R A N DO U T F I T T E R S , Desire to direct the special attention of Cricketers to their high-class C A N EH A N D L E B A T S . These Bats are m a d efrom the finest quality old-seasoned Willow, and the workmanship is of the highest order . The shaping and balanc- ing are most carefully studied , a n dthe faces of the Batsare hardened by J. L. , F. and Co.'s newprocess , which, while giving the neces- sary hardness to the surface , retains the natural elasticity of thew o o d. Thisis a vast improvement on the or- dinary process , and results in greatly increased driving p o w e r . F R O W D ' S P A T E N T SPECIAL DRIVER BAT. Universally admitted to be S P E C I A L F R O W D S P A T E N T D A V E R T H E K I N G O F C R I C K E TB A T S. Drives infinitely better than any other Bat, does not jar the hands, and averages one-and-a-half ounces lighter than other Bats. E V E R YC R I C K E T E RS H O U L DP O S S E S SO N E. See Price List , with Liberal Scale of Discounts , at End of Book. JAMES LILLYWHITE, F R O W D& CO. , 2, N E W I N G T O N C A U S E W A Y , B O R O U G H , L O N D O N , S.E.