Heartbroken Notts Outlaws were denied the Pro40 title and their first win in a one-day competition for 17 years as Sussex Sharks grabbed a sensational victory from the final ball of the match in the title decider at Trent Bridge.

Needing four to win from Charlie Shreck's last delivery, Murray Goodwin smashed the ball over long on for a six to send the visiting supporters and players into delirious delight.

It completed a remarkable recovery by the Sharks, led by Goodwin, who had looked down and out at 130-8 after Samit Patel and Graeme Swann took three wickets each.

The Zimbabwean smashed 87 not out from 64 balls with six boundaries and three maximums to put on an unbroken 99 with Mohammad Sami (32 not out).

After winning the toss, Notts had took first knock and were soon in trouble as Swann was bowled in the first over by quick man Sami.

But then Patel showed why he has made his way into England's one-day side by dragging his side back into contention.

After Will Jefferson (25) had been bowled by Robin Martin-Jenkins, he and Ashwell Prince (33) put on 82 in 16 overs for the fourth wicket.

He struck Yardy for a six over extra cover in the next over but then survived a caught and bowled chance off the same bowler.

Spinner Yardy's next over saw him hit for another maximum by Patel over long off but the batsmen fell on 78 trying to repeat the feat off Hamilton-Brown.

He drove straight into the hands of Devon Smith, having hit five fours and two boundaries in his 83-ball knock.

Almost immediately Prince (33) went too, reverse sweeping Hamilton-Brown into the hands of James Kirtley at short third man.

Chris Read (31 not out) helped keep the momentum going even though he lost Bilal Shafayat (11) and Mark Ealham (7) in quick succession.

And in the closing two overs, Notts gave their total a late boost as 26 came with the help of two sixes from the powerful Andre Adams.

In reply, Sussex set off quickly as both Michael Yardy and Matt Prior found the boundary boards early on.

But Darren Pattinson struck the first blow when he had Prior (10) caught behind as the wicket-keeper made room to try to hit through the offside.

The Outlaws then tightened things up and as Luke Wright (4) tried to break the shackles, he was brilliantly caught by Ashwell Prince after the number three had middled a pull from Pattinson.

By the 10th over, the visitors were 44-2 but they stepped up their scoring rate with some swashbuckling shots from Yardy and a straight six by Chris Adams.

Andre Adams' first over went for 12 as the Sharks fought back strongly.

The Sussex pair took their partnership to 50 from 51 balls and the total onto 82-2.

Soon after, Yardy went to his half century off 48 balls (eight fours), clipping Mark Ealham to the mid-wicket fence.

But he was dismissed by the third ball of Patel's spell, playing on trying to cut a delivery that turned into him significantly.

Chris Adams continued purposefully and brought up the Sharks' 100 with a reverse sweep to the ropes.

The visiting skipper was undone, though, as he advanced down the track to a Swann off-spinner that turned through the gate to castle him, making it 105-4.

In his next over, Dwayne Smith (1) suffered the same fate, much to the delight of Swann, who leapt in the air in celebration.

At 109-5, much depended on Goodwin, who had scored a century when he sides met in the Championship at Hove in August.

But he lost another partner when Patel saw Carl Hopkinson advancing down the track and held the ball back to turn it past the bat, allowing Chris Read to complete a simple stumping.

Rory Hamilton-Brown went with the total on 130 as Read completed a stumping after more intelligent bowling from Swann.

Still the Sharks refused to give in as the dangerous Goodwin launched an assault and struck Mark Ealham for a six and four in the same over.

He reached his fifty from 48 balls in the 35th over and Swann was then deposited for a big six by Sami.

Goodwin thumped another maximum off the returning Pattinson to set nerves jangling and reduce the target to 41 from the last four overs.

A good third to last over meant 26 was needed from the final two overs, which was reduced to 16 from the final six deliveries, to be delivered by Shreck.

The first was slapped for four by Goodwin but the second produced a single, putting Sami back on strike.

The Pakistani bowler edged for a streaky boundary, leaving seven required off three.

A single saw Goodwin take strike with six needed from two and he scampered two.

With a boundary needed off the last delivery, Goodwin smashed the ball straight down the ground for six to shatter Notts' dreams.