Abstract: A bat or racquet for a new ball catching game has a handle and a head, the head having an orifice through which the ball can pass and also having a net-like material against which the caught ball strikes. The net-like material is attached to a pair of opposed elements which are slidable in a frame inside the bat. The opposed elements are spring-loaded with the springs being arranged to be off-centre for the elements to snap between a first ball-receiving condition, and a second ball-capturing condition.

Abstract: The invention discloses an egg cracking device, which includes a pair of complementary egg support container parts. A pair of hingedly connected elongated handle arms are provided, one of each being connected to its egg container part, and being arranged to be moved from a closed position, in which the egg container parts abut against each other, to an open position, in which the egg container parts are moved apart. The device further includes biassing means urging the handle arms into the closed position; and a pair of egg cutter members connected to the egg container parts, and abutting against each other when the egg container parts are in the closed position. The egg cutter members are adapted each to grip a part of a cut egg shell and to keep the egg shell parts apart when the handle arms are pressed against the biassing means for opening the egg container parts.