After spending three years in district since crossing from the Wangaratta and District association, the move was unanimously endorsed by the board late last week.

Club president Paul Lavis said the Roos were "nervous but happy" to be competing against the region's strongest sides.

"You just have to keep going forward or you tend to go backwards," Lavis said.

"We have a group of 12 to 15 16 to 20-year-olds who need to get tested a little more.

"We are very young and it's exciting for the club while at the same time we are a little nervous."

Corowa plan to field the same number of teams as last season and is in discussions with several potential recruits.

Erdeljac said the Roos had been upbeat since joining the district competition three years ago.

"The amount of work done by Paul Lavis and his team has been amazing," Erdeljac said.

"The club has been positive from the moment it came into the competition in regards to building up to play in provincial.

"The board believes Corowa's promotion will assist with the growth of provincial cricket and the growth of cricket in the Corowa community.

"We thought it was the right time for them to come in.

"We understand there are 11 sides in provincial now and I will be working harder and harder to make that 12 in the seasons ahead."

Corowa has several players living in Albury-Wodonga and were keen to step up to avoid rival clubs targeting its youngsters.

The Roos bowed out of the premiership race in the preliminary final this year when it went down to eventual premier Kiewa by seven wickets.

Matt Grantham topped the club's aggregate with 485 runs while Jarred Lane, Matt Wilson, Nathan Rhodes and Dan Athanitis are also proven performers with the bat.

Luke Backhouse led the wicket-taking list with 26 scalps.

New City, Albury, Tallangatta, Lavington, Wodonga, Wodonga Raiders, Belvoir, North Albury, St Patrick's and East Albury will also field provincial sides.

Meanwhile, Erdeljac said CAW's board was continuing to monitor the coronavirus pandemic with the competition hoping it won't disrupt the cricket season.

"The situation is changing virtually every day and all we can do is have various plans in place in regards to things like fixtures," he said.

CAW is toying with the idea of playing some Twenty20 matches in September after football was abandoned.