Abstract: A construct for a hockey stick blade and paddle structure having a spine that protrudes from a back face and provides structural rigidity, as well as recessed areas that reduce the mass of the paddle structure.

Abstract: A cricket bat in which the striking surface is off-set a distance of 1-2 cm from the front-line of the handle is disclosed. The bat may conform to the relevant Laws of Cricket, having a flat striking surface; a blade made of wood, 10.8 cm or less in width, and when combined with a handle, made mostly of cane, 96.5 cm or less in length. The handle is 52% or less of the bat's total length. In other versions, the bat may not conform to the Laws of Cricket, may be modular in construction and made of aluminum, glass or carbon fiber, a suitable plastic, or some combination of such materials. The blade and the handle may be joined by screw-attached brackets making the components interchangeable, allowing for customization of bat size, weight, length, color and decoration.

Abstract: A cricket bat in which the striking surface is off-set a distance of 1-2 cm from the front-line of the handle is disclosed. The bat may conform to the relevant Laws of Cricket, having a flat striking surface; a blade made of wood, 10.8 cm or less in width, and when combined with a handle, made mostly of cane, 96.5 cm or less in length. The handle is 52% or less of the bat's total length. In other versions, the bat may not conform to the Laws of Cricket, may be modular in construction and made of aluminum, glass or carbon fiber, a suitable plastic, or some combination of such materials. The blade and the handle may be joined by screw-attached brackets making the components interchangeable, allowing for customization of bat size, weight, length, color and decoration.

Abstract: This invention relates to a grip for a cricket bat handle. The grip may include a first raised portion for locating the top hand of a batter. The grip may also include a second raised portion for engaging with the palm of the bottom hand of the batter to prevent over gripping of the cricket bat handle by the batter. The grip may also include a third raised portion for engaging with the fleshy part of the bottom hand of the batter, between the thumb and index finger, in order to locate the bottom hand of the batter on the cricket bat handle.

Abstract: A personalized sports equipment includes at least one zodiac based design element being joined to a surface of the sports equipment. The at least one zodiac based design element comprises an element chosen from a group of zodiac symbols corresponding to a birth date of an intended user of the sports equipment. A birth stone is joined to the sports equipment. The birth stone is corresponding to the birth date of the intended user where the sports equipment is personalized for the intended user to motivate the intended user's well being and sports performance.

Abstract: The invention provides a ball having a resilient higher density plastic outer cover layer over a lower density plastic core and a bat including a handle and a head, the head having a hitting surface and a back surface, the hitting surface having an elongate and substantially planar hitting surface and the back surface being similarly elongate and having a raised spine running along its elongate axis. The invention is characterised in that the bat is formed from plastic or composite material and has a central cavity, and a target article (set of stumps) includes a weighted base and a panel, the panel being formed from a flexible resilient material and the base including a slot into which the panel may be inserted and thereby retained in an upright position. The panel and slot are adapted such that when struck by an object the panel is free to vibrate.

Abstract: A cricket sports bat comprising an elongate handle and a truncate blade, the blade comprising a front playing face the majority of which is substantially planar across its face, an opposing rear surface, sides extending between the front face and rear surface, a toe and a pair of shoulders extending one each side of the handle/blade to the sides, characterized in that the ratio of the length of the blade to the width of the blade is in the range of 4:1-3.25:1. The present invention relates to a bat for use in cricket.

Abstract: Novel sports articles are manufactured from acetylated wood. There is a process for manufacturing such articles from acetylated wood involving treating wood billets with the acetylation process and then shaping them into the desired sport article and then finishing the article with some durable finish such as varnish or shellac.

Abstract: Game apparatus for playing a baseball-like and golf-like game to be played on a golf course or a sports field or yard with rules of play for golf courses and sports fields or yards. The game apparatus includes a unitary bat-putter that resembles a baseball bat but has a flat surface at at least one end of the bat-putter, to be used to putt a ball. The game apparatus for sports field or yard play includes a targets including flagsticks inserted through stackable above ground target bodies set in advance of play on a sports field or yard to create a course of play.