On day one, Berry, who were chasing an outright win themselves in a hope of moving into second on the ladder, declared at 5/219, thanks to a century from Andrew Wright.

In reply, Nowra, who started day two at the Nowra Showground at 1/28, fell just short of claiming first innings points, when they were all out for 187 in the 70^th over.

Opener Jason Bell carried his bat, finishing at 37 not out and the team's top scorer.

Brad Ison chipped in with a gritty 36, while Justin Wallace made 26 for the hosts.

With the ball, four Magpies bowlers finished with two wickets each; Dylan Cosgrove (2/13), Tom Gibbs (2/24), Daniel Troy (2/29) and Lloyd Herron (2/34) - with Glenn Brandon and Aaron McElhinney both finishing with 1/38.

With there still being a slight chance of them leap-frogging North Nowra-Cambewarra into second spot, Berry went out and made a quickfire 1/35, from six overs, before declaring - in a hope of bowling Nowra out for less then 64 in the 12 overs remaining.

Wright backed up his ton with 25 not out, while Troy finished on nine not out.

Adam Weller (1/15) took the lone wicket for Nowra.

Despite losing four wickets, Nowra reached their target (4/68) with five balls to spare, to secure the outright win.

Bell again top scored for the hosts with 21, while Wallace (18) and skipper Jono Clack (18 not out) also reached double figures.

In the second innings, McElhinney finished with 2/30, while Brandon and Herron finished with 1/5 and 1/12 respectively.

"The win on Saturday was a good way to finish off the season," Nowra captain Jono Clack said.

"Standouts for the game were Jason Bell, who batted well in both innings to give us a chance of the outright win while also taking three crucial wickets with the ball.

"Brad Ison also batted really well in the first innings, contributing a handy 36 to our total."

The loss sees Berry stay in third spot, on 154 points, behind minor premiers Shoalhaven Ex-Servicemens (197) and Norths (170).

In fourth spot in Ullaudlla United on 105, with Nowra moving up to 81 thanks to the outright win.

Bomaderry finished the year in sixth on 62 points.

Following the conclusion of the home and away fixtures, the semi-final matches with see Shoalhaven Ex-Servicemens host Ulladulla United at Hayden Drexel Oval and North Nowra-Cambewarra entertain Berry-Shoalhaven Heads at the Bernie Regan Sporting Complex - with games to be played across both Saturday (from 1pm) and Sunday (from 10.30am).

The winner of these two semi-final matches will play on the two-day grand final the following weekend, on March 30 and 31.