North Metro Cricket Association wants to re-open talks with the Heidelberg & District Cricket Association in a bid to create a "super league".

The talks would exclude the Diamond Valley Cricket Association, whose refusal to join the proposed Northern Cricket League led to the league being dropped last year.

NMCA general manager Bill Anderson said the association remained a strong advocate for the NCL, even without the DVCA.

"The NMCA board believes a combined competition with a single administration would stabilise local cricket and create the environment to explore the best structure, the best rules and policies, and the best administration," he said.

Negotiations on merging the three associations ended unexpectedly in September, after the DVCA announced it would continue its operations as is.

The proposal, which would have created an umbrella group of more than 60 clubs, had the support of Cricket Victoria.

If the associations were to merge, it would bring 36 senior clubs together.

HDCA general manager Philip Barnes told MTW he was open to the idea of new merger talks.

"We were disappointed the Northern Cricket League did not proceed, as we thought it would have been good for local cricket," he said.

"We are closely reviewing our structure plan for the next five years, and a merger with North Metro is one that we are considering."