Updated October 27, 2018 16:15:53

Photo: David Warner told the umpire he was removing himself from the game, before returning two minutes later. (AAP: Joel Carrett, file photo)

Banned Australian star David Warner has briefly walked off because of an opposition sledge while playing in Sydney local cricket.

Warner, who turned 32 on Saturday, soon continued his innings and made 114 not out for Randwick-Petersham against Western Suburbs.

Warner had made 35 on Saturday when he reportedly told an umpire he was removing himself from the game.

But the big-hitting opener, who is notorious for his own on-field sledging, was back at the crease after a couple of minutes.

Warner also made 155 last month for Randwick-Petersham in round one of the premier grade competition.

The incident comes two days before Cricket Australia releases the much-anticipated findings from the two reviews into its on-field and corporate cultures.

The reviews were commissioned after Warner, captain Steve Smith and Test teammate Cameron Bancroft were banned earlier this year as a result of the sandpaper debacle in South Africa.

The three Test players were banned for their roles after Bancroft was caught using sandpaper to tamper with the ball during the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town.

Smith and Warner were removed from their leadership roles and banned for 12 months, while Bancroft accepted a nine-month suspension.

Under the conditions of their 12-month bans, Warner and Smith can play in the local Sydney competition.

CA will release the review findings on Monday in Melbourne.

AAP

Topics: cricket, sport, sydney-2000, nsw, australia

First posted October 27, 2018 16:08:46