But the Mid North Coast Premier Cricket League will go out with barely a whimper after interest dwindled to the point where the competition had to be canned for the 2021/2022 summer.

Only five teams competed last year and when Wauchope and Wingham pulled out a few weeks ago with a plan on focusing on the local competitions instead, the fate of the competition was sealed.

Mid North Coast Cricket Council president Paul Dilley was hopeful the competition would run again, but when they were left with just three teams it became clear it wasn't viable.

Rovers were one side hopeful of a full Premier League season.

"There was a concern when we went from nine teams to five teams last season and that's why we had a player review because the competition is all about the players," he said.

"In the first two years while I was only an umpire at that time and not on the administrative side of it, players were travelling a lot so the impact was telling.

"Availability of grounds was also a factor so while the players wanted to try it and get involved, there was that settling period and unfortunately it kept settling."

In the three full seasons of the competition there was only one grand final played due to a litany of factors outside of anyone's control.

"There were a number of seasons where we never got to a final because of one natural disaster or another. Somebody put a pin in the balloon," Mr Dilley said.

Wingham were hardest hit by the natural disasters which resulted in them barely playing a home game last summer and that proved to be a large concern.

"They didn't have their home ground for more than half the season and were forever travelling which impacted on family life and some blokes still had to work," Mr Dilley said.

"Then the games they did play when they returned to their sponsor, the bistro was already closed when they got home."

All club representatives will sit down this weekend to try and come up with a way to reward the better players in the region.

A similar format to the old interdistrict competition is one such item on the agenda.

"We are looking at a number of options to pick up that interest for players to want to participate in some shape or form," Mr Dilley said.

"This weekend each of the current clubs and the association presidents and executives have been provided with an agenda to look at a number of options that have been proposed for discussion."

A re-jigged preparation leading up to the Regional Big Bash twenty20 competition before the start of the season has already received some support.

"We want to put our best foot forward by having a pre-season competition that involves the best players," Mr Dilley said.

"The goal is the once in a lifetime opportunity to play on the SCG and all they have to do is win three matches.

"There's over 35 players from across the council who have indicated an interest and there's a similar number yet to respond."

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