Sliding [cricket]

[Kumar80s]

What is the batsman doing?
Can we say:
She came in sliding on her chest?
She came in sliding?
She crashed in sliding on her chest?
What will you say?

 

[The Newt]

In the US we'd probably say "the batter (i.e., batsman) slid in head-first."

 

[ain'ttranslationfun?]

In the US we'd probably say "the batter (i.e., batsman) slid in head-first."

Yes, or "dove* in head-first".
*US form of past tense of verb "dive". Rhymes with "clove", not "love".

 

[Le Gallois bilingue]

Making a frantic attempt to avoid being run out by diving towards the crease.

 

[Andygc]

Definitely "diving" not "sliding".

By the way, in the last year the official terminology has changed - there are no more "batsmen", they're all "batters" now.