TOM Cooper and Jack Leach bowled Somerset to a 17-run victory in the final LV= County Championship game of the season against Warwickshire at Taunton.

Chasing 225 for victory, the visitors were dismissed for 207, which included 55 for Ian Bell, with spinners Leach and Cooper taking nine wickets between them to see the hosts to only their fourth win of the season.

Resuming on 20 without loss at the start of play, Warwickshire openers Varun Chopra and Ian Westwood took the total onto 43 when the latter, pushing forward to Alfonso Thomas, was caught by wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi.

New batsman Bell played a classic cover drive to see up the 50, but when part-time bowler Cooper came into the attack from the River End, the complexion of the game changed.

The off-spinner, who before this game had taken 1-150 from 47 overs this season, proceeded to take a wicket in each of his first three overs.

Chopra was bowled for 33 looking to sweep, Laurie Evans caught by Ronchi playing back with the total on 83 and Freddie Coleman stumped by the New Zealand wicketkeeper four runs later.

Cooper was not done yet and in the 40th over he had Tim Ambrose well caught at square-leg by Lewis Gregory, which made Warwickshire 89 for five.

By lunch the visitors had moved onto 104 for five off 46 overs, with Bell unbeaten on 43 and Clarke five not out, while Cooper had taken four for 13 .

Leach struck with the first ball after the interval when he had Clarke caught at midwicket by Peter Trego for five.

Bell hit a straight six off Cooper to go to his half-century, which came off 124 balls with nine fours, but two deliveries later the bowler got his rewards when the England batsman played on aiming a back-foot shot.

Keith Barker struck some lusty blows, including a straight maximum off Leach in the 57th over into the building site to bring up the 150, but two overs later he went down the wicket and was stumped off the left-armer for 46.

Jeetan Patel took Warwickshire closer to victory, but on 27 he was caught and bowled by Leach making the visitors 197 for nine.

The final wicket of the match fell to Leach when he had Oliver Hannon-Dalby caught by Cooper and Warwickshire were all out for 207, off 64.1 overs.

Cooper ended with a career-best five for 76. Leach claimed four for 74 and match figures of 11 for 180. Somerset took 24 points and Warwickshire six.