@Seniorplayer last year our league (OCA) merged the 2 bottom divisions and split the regionally. It worked very well. And there is talk about doing the same thing higher up.
@Northern monkey, normally the divisions and fixtures would have been sorted out and published at the AGM in November. But they had to hold it back. As they were unsure if Eynsham cc would be excepted into the Cherwell league and more importantly they had to wait to the AGM so that they could change the OCA rules to allow charlbury to leave their third side in the oca , while their other two side have joined the Cherwell League. I would expect they have been done by now and will be published I the new year. Might be two new clubs joining, Harwell cc and freelands cc. Garsigton were refused.
It is not bad idea to hold them back as in the last few seasons clubs have withdrawn in January and February and messed up the divisions.