A crop harvesting header comprising: a header frame structure arranged for movement in a working direction across ground carrying a crop to be harvested; a cutter bar arranged across a forward edge of the header frame structure for cutting the crop; first and second crop dividers mounted on the main frame at respective ends of the main frame and extending forwardly to the cutter bar, each crop divider having an inner surface lying in a plane parallel to the working direction and facing inwardly; a cut crop transport arrangement mounted on the header frame structure for receiving and transporting the cut crop for further processing; and a reel for controlling movement of the crop in the area over the cutter bar; the reel being mounted on the header frame structure for movement therewith in the direction of movement and for rotation about a reel axis generally parallel to the cutter bar; the reel having a plurality of reel bats at spaced positions around the reel axis, the reel bats all lying on a common bat circle around the reel axis so that rotation of the reel causes the reel bats to follow a path movement lying on the bat circle; each of the reel bats being pivotal by a drive linkage about its respective bat axis parallel to the reel axis so as to vary the angle of the bats about the bat axis as the reel rotates; each reel bat having a row of bat fingers projecting generally outwardly from the bat axis with the bat fingers of the row being arranged at longitudinally spaced positions along the bat axis and including an end most finger adjacent an end of the reel; an end shield plate being located at one of the crop dividers so that a spaced is defined between an outer surface of the end shield plate and the inner surface of the crop divider; and a plurality of paddle members mounted on the outer surface of the end shield plate at angularly spaced positions around the reel axis; each paddle member comprising a base fastened to the outer surface and a blade portion carried by the base and extending outwardly from the outer surface to an outer edge of the blade portion; and characterized by the outer edge including at least portions thereof which lie on a line generally parallel to the outer surface; the line being spaced from the inner surface of the crop divider; wherein the outer edge is spaced from the inner surface such that the outer edge is maintained spaced from the inner surface, during relative movement in harvesting operation of the reel relative to the inner surface caused by relative movement of the reel and the main frame. a header frame structure arranged for movement in a working direction across ground carrying a crop to be harvested; a cutter bar arranged across a forward edge of the header frame structure for cutting the crop; first and second crop dividers mounted on the main frame at respective ends of the main frame and extending forwardly to the cutter bar, each crop divider having an inner surface lying in a plane parallel to the working direction and facing inwardly; a cut crop transport arrangement mounted on the header frame structure for receiving and transporting the cut crop for further processing; and a reel for controlling movement of the crop in the area over the cutter bar; the reel being mounted on the header frame structure for movement therewith in the direction of movement and for rotation about a reel axis generally parallel to the cutter bar; the reel having a plurality of reel bats at spaced positions around the reel axis, the reel bats all lying on a common bat circle around the reel axis so that rotation of the reel causes the reel bats to follow a path movement lying on the bat circle; each of the reel bats being pivotal by a drive linkage about its respective bat axis parallel to the reel axis so as to vary the angle of the bats about the bat axis as the reel rotates; each reel bat having a row of bat fingers projecting generally outwardly from the bat axis with the bat fingers of the row being arranged at longitudinally spaced positions along the bat axis and including an end most finger adjacent an end of the reel; an end shield plate being located at one of the crop dividers so that a spaced is defined between an outer surface of the end shield plate and the inner surface of the crop divider; and a plurality of paddle members mounted on the outer surface of the end shield plate at angularly spaced positions around the reel axis; each paddle member comprising a base fastened to the outer surface and a blade portion carried by the base and extending outwardly from the outer surface to an outer edge of the blade portion; and the outer edge including at least portions thereof which lie on a line generally parallel to the outer surface; the line being spaced from the inner surface of the crop divider; wherein the outer edge is spaced from the inner surface such that the outer edge is maintained spaced from the inner surface, during relative movement in harvesting operation of the reel relative to the inner surface caused by relative movement of the reel and the main frame.