North Americans are increasingly taking up backcountry skiing, or at least dabbling beyond resorts' boundary ropes.

DeFreitas circled under the ball at long off but it slipped through his up-stretched hand and over the boundary rope.

The number of spectators necessitated the first introduction of viewing stands and a boundary rope at Lord's in 1866.

The ball ambles its way past the bowler and down the ground, bobbling over the boundary rope for four more.

A fielder taking the catch makes contact with the boundary rope or the area outside the boundary.

So he made 32, including two perfect drives that stayed on the ground all the way to the boundary rope.

You would call him a gentle giant, but once he crossed the boundary rope he could be quite tempestuous and angry.

He broke off to applaud a little ball striking a boundary rope not far from us.

The game was played in front of more than 10,000 people with people sitting between the boundary rope and the fence.

In some cases the ball may bounce just a foot inside the boundary rope resulting in four runs.