Maria Elena Martinez (asker) Dec 4, 2012:

Muchas gracias a todos. Lo he dejado en inglés, como me han sugerido.

Charles Davis Nov 22, 2012:

Untranslatable Patinba's right; you'll have to leave it in English.

Forward short leg stands very close to the batsman, hence "short", on the leg side (his left as he faces the bowler, if he's right-handed), hence "leg", and just in front of the crease, hence "forward". Like the other close fielders his job is to catch the ball if the batsman mishits it or it snicks the bat, thereby dismissing the batsman. It's a very dangerous position, and nowadays forward short legs always wear a helmet. People have been killed by being struck on the head by a misdirected pull or hook shot (square shorts on the leg side). Not for nothing are certain fielding positions close to the batsman technically called "silly" (silly mid-on, silly mid-off, silly point).

patinba Nov 21, 2012:

Leave as is Unlike baseball, there is no Hispanic cricket following, so only the main positions have Spanish names. I think you will have to leave the names in English.

lorenab23 Nov 21, 2012:

Poor thing! and here we are pestering you with all these opinions and links :-(

Maria Elena Martinez (asker) Nov 21, 2012:

Yes, Lorena, that's all I need

lorenab23 Nov 21, 2012:

@ Maria You are not asking "What cricket player is most like baseball's pitcher?" That's the context, isn't it? you just want the translation of forward leg, right?

lorenab23 Nov 21, 2012:

Hi Maria These links may be helpful
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_cricket_and_baseb...
and here a comparison between pitcher and bowler
http://baseballvscricket.weebly.com/the-play---bowlingpitchi...