IT’S official, the Portland and Hamilton District Cricket Associations are set to amalgamate ahead of the 2023-24 season, after all Portland clubs voted in favour of the move in a meeting on Monday night.

It’s a relatively quick turnaround for what is such a seismic shift in the structure of cricket in the region, with discussions around a potential move only having been set into motion after the conclusion of the 2022-23 PDCA season.