The 8/52 Podcast (Aaron Busch)

Season 1 Episode 22: A massive exclusive with the CHK Men’s teams off to Sky Plaza Road this weekend. All domestic results in Outs and Ins as the seasons reach a climax. In Ins and Outs we cover this weeks upcoming huge Domestic action including the start of both Men’s and Women's T20 Premier League. Sky Plaza Road is huge again this week with our podcast exclusive, Under 19s World Cup Qualifiers and the upcoming quadrangular. The best of 22 Buschy’s Birthday Bonanzas where Buschy gets to sing and soooo much more!

Guest co-host Yasmin Daswani joins the podcast, and brings along Joyleen and Mahekdeep Kaur (no relation) from the successful women's East Asia Cup team for My Story. Another huge Sky Plaza Road with the men's team in Oman, Ins & Outs, Outs & Ins, Women's Cricket Wrap and Challenge League all in the show. And what's with the pineapple?

Season 2 Episode 3: A man who this week's guest host Jamie Atkinson calls "the most dangerous bowler in Hong Kong at the moment" Ateeq Iqbal is this week's My Story guest! Atko and Buschy run through all last weekend's games and preview this weekend. Tammy Chu is back with the Women's Cricket Wrap, and Buschy's Birthday Bonanza has a cheeky secret birthday!

Chapter 1 Intro: 0:28 - 7:05

Chapter 2 Outs & Ins: 7:06 - 20:59

Chapter 3 Ins & Outs: 21:00 - 32:47

Chapter 4 Women's Cricket Wrap: 32:48 - 39:16

Chapter 5 My Story with Ateeq Iqbal: 39:17 - 56:03

Chapter 6 Buschy's Birthday Bonanza 56:04 - 58:07

Chapter 7 Outro: 58:08 - 1:02:03

Nitesh Hemlani joins Buschy for the final 8 for 52 Podcast of 2024, running through last weekend's games and previewing all cricket games in Hong Kong through to January 5th. It's a monster episode, with Tammy Chu doing the same in the Women's Cricket Wrap. And we hear from the second part of Afzaal Haider's interview with Jason Lui.

Hong Kong's team to China and for the Sixes announced! Tom Ingram joins as guest co-host and chats with Cricket Hong Kong, China's Talent Pathway Manager Mark Farmer about his journey to the 852. Massive Sky Plaza Road, Women's Cricket Wrap, Ins & Outs & Ins, and Challenge League finally gets an intro song!

Young superstar and Hong Kong, China Under 19 Men's captain Shiv Mathur makes his 8/52 Podcast debut! Guest co-host Jay "The Namibian Nightmare" joins Buschy to run through all the cricket action in Hong Kong from last week, and preview the upcoming Games. Tammy's back with the WCW, and Nitesh gives us all the latest from the Challenge. And Buschy's heard a rumour...

Season 2 Episode 2: "The professor" Dan Pascoe joins this week's guest co-host Chris Carter and Buschy for "My Story". The boys also discuss the failed T20 WC campaign in "Sky Plaza Road". A new dedicated women's cricket segment starts with Tammy Chu, All this weekend's games covered in both "Ins & Outs" and the "Women's Cricket Wrap", and all the usual goodies as well.

Season 1 Episode 17: Premier League Grand Final time and the Captains Kinchit Shah and Jamie Atkinson join us. Outs and Ins. Ins and Outs covers this week's action and our tips for each match. Sky Plaza Road is huge this week with a plethora of upcoming Internationals. Buschy’s Birthday Bonanza and much more!

Episode 32: Botters away again but that won’t stop us. We have some great Insta feedback from an up and coming female star. Another wet Outs & Ins with the weather gods impacting the Grand Final teams, Ins & Outs and praying for some good weather for a massive weekend of cricket. Sky Plaza Road and Buschy has had his ear to the ground again for his Rumour File. Buschy's Birthday Bonanza of course and as always much more!

Buschy's in the hot seat with the Never Evers, copping the heat over his tips in last week's episode! All the usual stuff with a wrap of last weekend's senior matches, more PLOD this weekend, and the China women's team is in town ready for the upcoming Women's T20i Series.

Season 1 Episode 29: Two massive games of cricket in Sunday Elite Div 1 and 2 that decided the grand final position. Head coach Simon Willis Zooms in from Oman in Sky Plaza Road to talk the UAE tour and the ACC Premier Cup in Oman. Buschy's Birthday Bonanza features a Botters impersonation. And all the up-coming games this weekend, including the huge Sunday Elite Division 2 final.

Season 1 Episode 18: Internationals upon us and Canada and Malaysia about to touch down in the 852. We have it covered. Premier League going forward, Franchise or player loan system? Premier League Grand Final is done and dusted. We take you through all the detail. A massive win for the KCC Infidels which we have covered. Outs and Ins. In Ins and Outs we cover this week's upcoming action and our tips for each match. Sky Plaza Road is huge this week with a plethora of upcoming Internationals. Buschy’s Birthday Bonanza is a very special one and much more!

Season 1 Episode 27: Last Premier League matches before a break for the Internationals. Saturday Cup underway. That and more in Outs and Ins. A quiet Ins and Outs due to Easter but still two games to cover. Sky Plaza Road is back with the men heading to the ACC Premier Cup in Oman. We have the squad! Buschy has a big rumour! And Buschy's Birthday Bonanza is a special one again this week.

Season 1 Episode 1 at Kowloon Cricket Club - A huge season of cricket awaits. Internationals, Premier league, All Stars and Saturday and Sunday leagues are all covered. Could HKCC Mens be any stronger? Doubt it. The women are currently qualifying for the T20 World Cup and we interview Maryam Bibi. The Men’s turn for qualifying is not far away and a place in the USA and West Indies main draw is the goal. The Men’s Under 19 also have some huge matches on the horizon. Nizakat Khan joins us for our feature interview and provides some fascinating insights. Who is year older this week? Buschy will let you know.

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Podcast scoop with the 14 man squad named for Hong Kong for the T20i series. Joining Hong Kong will be crowd favourites Nepal. The PLENT20 is also on, plus women's T20 semi-finals.

Premier League T20 returns this weekend to Hong Kong, and the international players will be back in action after returning from Malaysia (men's) and Uganda (women's). A full wrap-up of the international series from both locations, and a preview of this weekend's mammoth weekend in cricket.

And we chat about how Buschy pulled a Bahraini super over in the tips last week...

Season 1 Episode 19: The Canada, Malaysia and Hong Kong Tri-Series is underway. Buschy interviews the two visiting Captains Virandeep Singh and Saad Bin Zafar. Also interviews with Hong Kong head coach Simon Willis, Kary Chan and Yasmin Daswani. All domestic results in Outs and Ins as the season's end draws nearer. In Ins and Outs we cover this week's upcoming action and our tips for each match. Sky Plaza Road is huge this week with the current and upcoming Internationals. Buschy’s Birthday Bonanza and much more!

Season 1 Episode 16: The final episode for 2023! Hong Kong Cricket Club's gun new recruit Sahal Malvernkar joins us for this week's My Story. From his days playing backyard cricket in Birmingham, through the county ranks and then off to Hong Kong, all before the age of 23. And all the usual stuff with Outs and Ins, Ins and Outs and a monster Buschy’s Birthday Bonanza!

MASSIVE Episode 35 and the last for season 23/24. Is a Chinese Super League coming? Hong Kong Cricket Sixes reboot and the T20Blitz is happening again! Listen for our views. Siegfried Wai the Chinese legend of cricket in My Story. He has plenty of insights about the game for indigenous growth. All off season birthdays in Buschy's Birthday Bonanza. There's plenty of them! A wrap up of the whole season finishes the episode and where Botters and Buschy are spending the off season?

Season 1 Episode 21: World record T20i batting partnership holder Japan Captain Kendel joins us for a special My Story. All domestic results in Outs and Ins as the season is reach a climax. In Ins and Outs we cover this week's upcoming action and our tips for each match. Sky Plaza Road is huge again this week with East Asia Cup, a wrap of the recent Malaysia bilateral and multiple Hong Kong teams in Malaysia. The most important Buschy's Birthday Bonanza for the year and much more!

Another massive interview in My Story this week, with Hong Kong cricket legend Afzaal Haider dropping by. In Part 1 of the interview, Afzaal talks about growing up in Pakistan and his rise through the Lahore cricket ranks. Guest host Jason Lui joins Buschy for all the regular segments, Tammy Chu is back for a monster Women's Cricket Wrap talking All Stars and Internationals, and Nitesh Hemlani goes solo for Challenge League!

Part two of Afzaal's My Story out December 20th.

Season 1 Episode 13: My Story this week with big hitting Babar Hayat. Local cricket last weekend with Outs and Ins. Ins and Outs covers this week's action including the kick off of Men’s Premier League. We also share a few ideas about how the Men’s domestic game could be restructured. Sky Plaza Road with Women’s Internationals wrapping up at HKCC and our team did us all proud. Busch’s Birthday Bonanza has Buschy wishing his biggest fan a Happy Birthday.

Season 1 Episode 12: My Story this week with Hong Kong, China captain Kary Chan. A stack of local cricket last weekend for Outs and Ins as the promotion relegation battles heat up. Women’s All Stars covered! Ins and Outs with key matches including Sunday Division 1 crucial battles. Sky Plaza Road with Women’s Internationals up at HKCC with Buschy broadcasting live. Busch’s Birthday Bonanza brings the crowds back with a special episode tie-in birthday, and much much more.

Tammy Chu jumps into the 8 for 52 Podcast for the full record, joining Nitesh and Buschy for all last week's cricket results, upcoming games, Sky Plaza Road and Challenge League!

And why is Buschy's Birthday Bonanza missing? Did Emma Lai not want her age revealed?!?!?

Season 1 Episode 23: Sky Plaza Road huge as usual. Exclusives on more international cricket in Hong Kong. Premier League Men’s and Women’s T20 underway. All domestic results in Outs and Ins and what the hell is happening on Saturdays? In Ins and Outs we cover this week's upcoming action and our tips for each match and there are some massive ones. Buschy’s Birthday Bonanza and so much more!

The Premier League T20 season hits town this weekend and Buschy has decided to rename it, much to Nitesh's chagrin. The boys talk ICC CWC Challenge League, preview all this weekend's matches and find a secret birthday for Buschy's Birthday Bonanza.

Big announcement this week, with the HK 6s confirmed to return in 2025! Nitesh bails on the podcast due to manflu, so Tammy and Buschy take you through all the cricket action in Hong Kong from last week and upcoming matches. And stay tuned for a very special Buschy's Birthday Bonanza.

Season 2 Episode 4: Guest co-host Ady Lee joins Buschy to run through all of Hong Kong's cricket news, including a NEW segment just for Challenge League! Nitesh Hemlani joins the cast, along with regular Women's Cricket reporter Tammy Chu. Wilson joins us as this week's My Story guest, and Buschy's Birthday Bonanza has a special little shoutout.

Hong Kong, China wicket-keeper/batter Zeeshan Ali drops by the podcast to talk about growing up in Lahore and his journey to the Hong Kong side. He also previews the upcoming Tri-nations OD series and the ICC Challenge League Round B coming to Hong Kong in February! All the usual segments as well!!

Season 1 Episode 10. My Story with the 'Disrupter-in-Chief' Jason Lui, captain of the CHK Dragons. Heaps of cricket last weekend for Outs and Ins and this weekend's big matches, including the Saturday derby at KCC, are covered in Ins and Outs. Sky Plaza Road covers the Hong Kong, China men's team's unsuccessful campaign to reach the 2024 T20 World Cup. Of course Busch’s Birthday Bonanza and much much more.

Episode 31: Good to have Botters back in the 852 for a few days! ACC Premier Cup is done with some success for the boys. Botters and Buschy take a long hard look at the ups and downs of the campaign in Sky Plaza Road. All the usual segments with a wet Outs & Ins, Ins & Outs with Premier League back, Buschy's Birthday Bonanza and more!

Episode 34: The Namibian Nightmare joins us for this week’s My Story. Our very first prize give away winner is announced. Botters explains the Gap Ramblers semi-final loss. All our usual segments covering last week and this week's matches. Buschy’s Birthday Bonanza as always and much more.

Botters is back as guest host for (probably) his last time ever, as we run through all the regular segments, and we have part two of the Shiroy and Shiraz Vachha My Story interview. Listen in as Botters tries to redeem himself after a disastrous tipping round two weeks ago.

Guest co-host Siegfried Wai joins Buschy, and brings in Hong Kong legend Roy Lamsam! Listen to Roy talk about playing for Hong Kong in the 90's as a 16-year-old, smashing Rod Marsh's office window with Brett Lee, and how Virender Sehwag scored a double-century with Roy's bat!

All the regular features as well, plus the big Hong Kong Sixes ticket giveaway. Who said "Sixes tix are in the mix!"?

Iconic Hong Kong cricket twins Shiroy and Shiraz Vachha join the podcast as this week's My Story guests, and in a shock to no-one, they talked so long we've had to split it into two parts! Guest host this week is none other than Botters, and he talks 20th century cricket in Hong Kong with the twins. All the regular segments as well, as we head into the first international cricket tournament in town next week.

Season 1 Episode 24: Sky Plaza Road huge again with Nepal and PNG coming to town and we bring you all the squads. What about our Under 19 boys? All domestic results in Outs and Ins as Premier League T20 Men's and Women’s league continues. Our first relegated Saturday Div 1 team is confirmed. In Ins and Outs we cover this week's upcoming action and our tips for each match and there are some massive ones. Buschy's Birthday Bonanza the highlight as always!

Season 1 Episode 3 at Kowloon Cricket Club: Michael Vaughan joins us in this week's episode for a chat. Yes, THE Michael Vaughan! In Past, Present and Future we have a Hong Kong sporting legend in Farooq Saeed to talk about his life and the upcoming Over 40s Global Cup where he is Captain of the Hong Kong team. Asian Games is nearly upon us and the warm up tours are underway. All the local cricket news in spite of the weather, Birthdays with Buschy and much much more.

Season 1 Episode 7 at Kowloon Cricket Club - Cricket Hong Kong, China Men’s Head Coach Simon Willis joins us in this week's episode in My Story covering everything from his playing days, his path into coaching, riding in sports cars with Aravinda de Silva and his view on the current men’s set up. A stack of cricket last weekend for Outs and Ins and this weekends big matches are covered in Ins and Outs. Sky Warriors All Stars T20 a highlight! The best vs the best vs the best in Hong Kong cricket. Sky Plaza Road with a big focus on the Under 19 boys now in Malaysia for the ACC U19 Premier Cup. Of course Buschy’s Birthday Bonanza and much much more.

Season 1 Episode 26: Tom Ingram and Elliot Andrews from CCC Jing Sun join Botters and Buschy for the funniest My Story on record. In between laughs they share their thoughts on how the comp structure in Hong Kong can be improved. Saturday Premiers have been decided and congrats to them. That and more in Outs and Ins. In Ins and Outs, Premier League, an important Sunday Div 2 game and the kick off of Saturday Cup T20. Buschy's Birthday Bonanza again the highlight this week crossing into the junior world of Cricket Hong Kong.

Season 1, Episode 20: EXCLUSIVE - Nepal is coming to Hong Kong in March! AND they’re not the only team coming! SCOOP - Hong Kong China's East Asia Cup squad exclusively announced! Women in Malaysia as well as both Under 19 squads. Ins and outs and outs and ins. Don’t miss the Birthday segment!

Episode 30: Botters is still in the UK so it's a Zoom podcast this week, with both Botters and Buschy left with no nails after the final day of round robin play at the ACC Premier Cup. But for once NRR was in our favour and Hong Kong, China will play Oman on Friday the 19th in the semi-final. Buschy goes off about the ACC Premier Cup commentary. All the usual segments with Outs & Ins, Ins & Outs with the Sunday Div 1 final, Buschy's Birthday Bonanza and more!

Season 1 Episode 28: What a show our Junior 13s and 16s put on! Massive weekend coming up in HK cricket. Sunday Grand Final spots, relegation and promotion on the line. Sky Plaza Road is back with the men in the UAE heading to the ACC Premier Cup in Oman. Buschy has one birthday thankfully in his Birthday Bonanza. Buschy get blasphemous about Botters brain fade. Bleep button required at times due to Buschy's lack of control so parental guidance recommended.

EXCLUSIVE: Hong Kong, China Women's team has a new captain, and they're off to the Netherlands!! New skipper Natasha Miles joins us for all the updates. We missed last week due to Hong Kong terrible weather and other matters but we are back with a bang. Buschy wishes Buddha and others a happy birthday and Botters is back on his high horse. The wrap up at the end of the podcast, just like the whole of Episode 33, is a ripper.

Season 1 Episode 15: Kowloon Cricket Club's Chris Carter joins us for this week's My Story. From Perth to piloting to international cricket and opinion, our chat with Carts is a great one. This week it's Buschy's turn to rant on something! Fincher Shield in Outs and Ins. Ins and Outs covers this weeks action including the return of the One Day Premier League. Buschy’s Birthday Bonanza and much more!

Season 1 Episode 8. Buschy in Hong Kong and Botters in Malaysia. Botters is in Malaysia covering the U19 ACC Premier Cup with so much on the line for the young lads. A stack of cricket last weekend for Outs and Ins and this long weekend's big matches are covered in Ins and Outs. All Stars is done and dusted and we have a full wrap. The best vs the best vs the best in Hong Kong cricket. Sky Plaza Road with a big focus on the Under 19 boys now in Malaysia with Botters giving his view on proceedings and the supporters as well as the Men’s senior team in Nepal with USA and the West Indies their goal. Of course Busch’s Birthday Bonanza and much much more.

Nitesh catches Buschy in the tips with a shocking round from the host. Lots of cricket in and around Hong Kong again this weekend.

All-stars T20 kicks off on Friday, the Cricket Hong Kong women's team are in Uganda, and Challenge League has 7 games this weekend! And what happened to Buschy's beard?

Season 1 Episode 4 at USRC - Anshuman Rath joins us in this weeks episode in My Story covering 20 of his 25 years. The unusual circumstances around his ascendancy to captaincy and much more. Asian Games, warm up tours, T20 WC qualifiers and debate on ICC vs Asian Games eligibility. All the local cricket news; we have games to report, Buschy’s Birthday Bonanza and much much more.

It's Hong Kong Sixes week in the 852, and Cricket Hong Kong, China's new player for the Sixes Sahal Malvernkar joins as guest host!. All (most) of the regular segments as well, with Nitesh dropping in for Challenge League, and plenty of 6's chat.

Season 1 Episode 11: No My Story this week as we have Hong Kong, China Men’s head coach Simon Willis in to give us a wrap on the T20 Asia WCQ and what’s next for the men. A stack of local cricket last weekend for Outs and Ins and this weekend's big matches across three divisions are covered in Ins and Outs. Sky Plaza Road with Women’s All Stars as a lead up to some big Internationals up at HKCC. We found this little legend (and fan of the podcast) Aveer Thakur's cooking channel! A very special Busch’s Birthday Bonanza, Movember shout outs and much much more.

Season 1 Episode 2 at United Services Recreation Club - Typhoon Saola impacted last weeks games, but there was a game at PKVR. The women have finished their qualifying for the T20 World Cup. The Men’s turn for qualifying is not far away and a place in the USA and West Indies main draw is the goal. The Men’s Under 19 are sending a strong team to Malaysia to try to qualify for the Asia Cup Under 19. Aizaz Khan is this week's feature interview and shares with us his Past, Present and Future. Who is a year older this week? Buschy will let you know. Podcast852@icloud.com if you want to contact us

Season 1 Episode 25: The Nepal Captain for My Story. Sensational! Sky Plaza Road huge again with the Friendship Cup, Tri Nations and the ACC Premier Cup not far away. Saturday Grand Finalists and relegated teams decided. That and more in Outs and Ins. In Ins and Outs, Premier League and Saturday Grand Finals the highlights as well as our tips for each match. And an 8/52 Podcast regular has a big one coming up in Buschy’s Birthday Bonanza!

Huge announcements on upcoming international cricket games here in Hong Kong, with the first series starting in December! My Story with the legend that is Tabarak Dar. All the usual segments as well with this week's guest host Nitesh Hemlani.

Young superstar for Cricket Hong Kong, China women's team Karen Poon joins the podcast as the My Story guest, doing her first bilingual interview with Nitesh and Tammy. Massive episode with all segments; Outs & Ins, My Story, Ins & Outs, Sky Plaza Road, Women's Cricket Wrap, Challenge League and Buschy's Birthday Bonanza. The team also talks about the recent resignation of Hong Kong men's head coach Simon Willis!

Season 1 Episode 14: Cricket Hong Kong, China's Head of Cricket Operations Ravi Nagdev is our special guest and we talk everything from Premier League, to the men’s local competition structure, progress of the women’s game and community work. Local cricket last weekend in Outs and Ins. Ins and Outs covers this week's action including the Premier 2-Day League Fincher Shield at KCC. Buschy’s Birthday Bonanza and much more!

A busy week for Buschy recording the podcast in the middle the OD 2025 All-stars series. Nitesh Hemlani joins to talk about "that game", the Premier League One Day Final. Plenty of cricket to cover in another big episode of the 8 for 52 Podcast!

Season 2 Episode 1: Season two of the 8 for 52 Podcast kicks off with a massive episode, and we have all the Hong Kong Sixes news with Cricket Hong Kong, China Operations Manager Ravi Nagdev. And just not Sixes, podcast exclusives on international tournaments coming to Hong Kong! There's all podcast segments, including big player transfer announcements in the off-season, none bigger than Botters' news!!

New Hong Kong, China men's captain Yasim Murtaza drops by the podcast for his first interview since taking the reins, talking about growing up playing cricket in Rawalpindi, captaining Pakistan at u19s level, and his move to Hong Kong. All the other segments are back as well as we preview this weekend's big Cricket Hong Kong, China Premier League One Day final between KCC and HKCC.