Warner marks club comeback with 155no

David Warner put on a show in Sydney today, scoring a match-winning century and taking a brilliant catch for Randwick-Petersham. 

Playing in the NSW Premier Cricket competition and set 278 to win against St George at Coogee Oval, Warner scored a dominant 155 not out to guide his side to a four-wicket win. 

His hundred came off 98 balls and his innings of 155 not out from 152 deliveries featured 13 fours and two sixes, including one that flew out of the ground. 

Warner carried his bat as Randwick-Petersham won off the last ball of the match, a thrilling finish that ended near darkness. 

SCORECARD: Randwick-Petersham v St George

Today's game is the 31-year-old's first match back in Sydney after the ball-tampering incident in Cape Town. 

Warner played in Darwin in the NT Strike League in July either side of stints in Canada and the Caribbean playing T20 cricket.

Facing a fresh Josh Hazlewood on the comeback trail from injury, Warner tucked the Test spearhead to square leg to get off the mark in the opening over.

St George's new-ball pair of Hazlewood and Blues seamer Trent Copeland made the early going tough, denying the left-hander any width to free his arms.

A change of bat was required after two overs and shortly after a juicy Hazlewood half-volley was banished to the cover rope.

With the openers negotiated, Warner went on the attack and deposited Copeland's replacement out of the ground with a huge straight hit, and helped himself to three more boundaries from the same bowler.

Not content with letting the visitors settle, Warner advanced the St George medium pacers and pulled out a trademark switch-hit, driven along the ground through mid-wicket/cover. 

A nudge to the leg side brought up his century, and like he has done on the international stage, he celebrated his hundred with his trademark leap, kiss of his helmet and salute to his family and friends in the crowd.

Hazlewood, who took 1-30 from eight overs, said there was little his side could do stop Warner.

"He played really well and is very good in those type of situations," Hazlewood said after the game.

"We probably beat anyone else today, except David Warner. It was a pretty special knock."

Earlier, Warner took a terrific one-handed catch while sprinting back to raise huge cheers from the healthy crowd in attendance. 

While Warner was whacking them in Coogee, in Caringbah was Steve Smith, who made 85 from 92 balls for Sutherland against Mosman.

Both players were banned from representing Australia and playing in Australian domestic cricket for 12 months for their involvement in the Cape Town ball-tampering scandal, and while Smith must wait two years before he can be picked as captain again, Warner is never allowed to hold a leadership position again.

One of the great sights at both matches was seeing Warner and Smith drinking cordial out of plastic cups at the drinks break, just like they did as kids and how juniors still do to this day.

Re-connecting with the Australian public and winning back their trust is a top priority for new coach Justin Langer and captain Tim Paine, and seeing superstars like Warner and Smith play Premier Cricket and the positive reception they each received, is a small step in achieving that goal.