A new BOPCA Baywide Premier competition format will be introduced in the 2016/17 cricket season.
The big change is that the Baywide Cup and Williams Cup competitions will be played over two rounds.
The Baywide Cup beginning on October 8 will comprise two rounds of play, with the side that banks the most points during the six rounds of round robin competition being presented with the season's first Baywide prize.
The Williams Cup, which dates back to the 1930s, is considered the big prize in Baywide competition and will be played over two rounds, followed by three playoff rounds.
In another change, Rotorua Central and Bay of Plenty Indians have joined forces and are expected to produce an extremely competitive side that can challenge the Western Bay of Plenty contenders in the Baywide Cup and Williams Cup competitions.