The majority of the Bathurst clubs voted in favour of re-joining their Orange counterparts for the first time in 12 years, after the previous inter-district competition folded following the 2006-07 season.

Only Centennials Bulls indicated they wouldn't nominate a side however that club remains in talks with ORC and Bushrangers regarding a merger of their own, however they still wouldn't nominate a top grade side.

Bathurst City, City Colts, Rugby Union and defending premiers St Pat's Old Boys all voted in favour of the proposed combination for season 2019-20 and while Orange's association has not yet met to vote on the matter, it is expected to also vote in favour.

It's expected to be put to a vote at next Tuesday's ordinary general meeting too, and should all five top grade clubs vote in favour the proposed competition, with nine teams, would be all but locked save for the logistical determinations.

However Bathurst secretary Brad Broes did say he thinks it's more likely four of those five clubs would nominate for a combined top grade, with most suggesting Kinross might be the potential outlier.

He added the revival is the right move for cricket in the region.

"To be honest, I thought we should have been there last season, if not the season before. It makes all the sense in the world," he said.

"You have Mudgee and Gulgong merging together, in Albury-Wodonga, they've been merged for the past 12 years.

"I think a short half hour trip to Orange is not a problem at all.

"It'll give a good, wider variety of competition and the big aim is to breath life back into Bathurst cricket."

The BOIDC previously ran from the 1992-93 season to the 2006-07 season.

In those 15 years, the old St Pat's club (1995-96) and ORC (1996-97, 1997-98 and 1999-00) were the only Bathurst-based teams to win the competition, with Cavaliers holding a monopoly over the trophy during its last season in existence.

The proposed revival is no new topic but has never come to fruition, although ODCA president Mark Frecklington revealed there was serious discussion prior to the 2018-19 season too.

Frecklington said that came about after it emerged both associations were likely to only have five-team top grades, however ORC's nomination in Bathurst put the kibosh on that.

Even though the Tigers then withdrew from the top grade, the time-frame was deemed to short to pull the combined competition together in time for the summer.