James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1899

i v. JAMESL I L L Y W H I T E, F R O W D& Co. F R O W D ' SP A T E N T "SPECIAL DRIVER " B A T . S P E C I A L F R O W D S P A T E N T D R I V E R ANI S E E C I A L F R O W D S P A T T I E N E D R I V E R The finest Driving Bat in the World, and absolutely Non-jarring . T H I S B A Thas attained by far the greatest success of any Bat that has ever been brought out. Prior to introduction it had for manyyears been d e e m e dthat the solid cane handlew a s the " ne plus ultra " of perfection ; but in the " Special Driver " a great advance wasobtained 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 by storm , and its success was immediate and certain . This verdict has been amply confirmed bythe 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 FROWD'S" Special Driver " has honestly earned and maintained the title of the " Kingof Cricket Bats." Testimonials , absolutely spontaneous , to the remarkable efficiency and durabi- lity of these Bats are continually being received byus from all parts of the world.