In the new scenario, which was the plan for last season before the withdrawals of Beauty Point and Cressy, A-grade grand finalists Bracknell and Legana will be rewarded with promotion to join Hadpsen, Longford, Beaconsfield, ACL, Trevallyn and Perth at the highest level.

Both sides have been suggested to take the step up, meaning Bracknell will be making their premier league debut as Legana strive for third time lucky after being relegated in both 2015-16 and 2018-19.

Joining the TCL in 2015 following a three-year recess from the Northern Midlands Cricket Association, Bracknell fielded a solitary A-reserve side for two seasons, adding an A-grade team in 2017 before taking out the flag this season.

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Club president Travis Semmens described the invitation to be promoted as a "good achievement" while praising their rapid growth to win this year's title.

"We've obviously got to do a bit of recruiting but we have five or six players that if they were playing anywhere else, they'd be playing premier league anyway," he said.

"We've all been together and had four or five players back that had previously played at the club who just had a year off or come from another club so we added some depth and talent [this season].

"We were coached well by Dylan Semmens and captained by Trent Swain and everything just gelled."

Having been a regular premier league player for Legana during their two top-flight stints, president Chris Demeyer believes both clubs have what it takes to compete well.

"After playing against them two or three times last year, they've got a really strong batting lineup and some really good bowlers in there, they have a lot of talent and if they hold onto their squad, they will hold their own," Demeyer said.

While Legana collected the A-grade minor premiership in both 2016-17 and this season, the Durhams were unable to collect the big prize but there was minimal doubt about re-joining the highest level.

"For us, it's going to be a challenge as we've been up and down since the inception of premier league, from A-grade and back up and down over the five years.

"We've also got other priorities at the club, so it's going to be a massive challenge in bringing in new community-based programs such as the Durhamettes [a TCL Female Boom side] and a junior program to ensure we can stay up there in the future."

TCL president Darrell Whyte was contacted for confirmation on the changes but didn't respond before The Examiner's deadline.