Members of the SCC Divas cricket team, made up of domestic helpers from the Philippines, running between the wickets against the Hong Kong Cricket Club Cavaliers in Hong Kong. Photos by Peter PARKS / AFP
After a long week cooking and cleaning in the cramped households of Hong Kong, a group of Filipino domestic helpers are using their Sunday off for an unlikely hobby: cricket. And they’re proving rather good at it.
Despite no background in the game, scant coaching and very little time, the SCC Divas have made a startling impact, winning Hong Kong’s development league twice in their first two seasons and going unbeaten since stepping up to the main divisions this year.
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