'When I started to try out this game I didn't expect that much' the team captain told CNNSport. Little did she know, within the next five years, the Divas would reach Division 1 in Hong Kong and become the backbone of the Philippine national cricket team
A small group of women, however, carrying helmets and gloves, and swinging bats, head to the cricket pitch. They are the SCC Divas, Hong Kong's first domestic helper cricket team. Jennifer Alumbro was one of the first players to join the team in 2017 when the Divas were founded by retired umpire and local businessman Animesh Kulkarni and domestic helper Josie Arimas.
"In this way, at least, we lift up the image of the domestic helper."Kulkarni says the aim of the team has always been to provide domestic helpers with an alternative way to spend their time."When it comes down to empowerment of those ladies, I have seen a lot of them are spending time just gathering together in Central or in Wan Chai or something. So the best option is to get involved as a team sport," he says to CNN Sport.
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