Cricketer David Warner sells in Little Bay as family home becomes necessary

Australian cricketer David Warner secured $1.88 million when his Little Bay home sold at weekend auction.

Initial reports suggested the coastal suburban Sydney house would fetch about $1.9 million.

Two buyers competed for the renovated four-bedroom Jenner Street home.

The 27-year-old opening batsman had purchased the property for $1.75 million in 2012.

The home, with Queenslander-style facade, had a contemporary rear extension with an open-plan living space of its 738 square metre block.

David Warner apparently will be trading up in Sydney's east, but the Sunday Telegraph Phil Rothfield's has recently written the test opener has denied he was looking to buy a property in the $4 million range in Bondi.

Warner and his fiance, Candice Falzon announced they are expecting a child earlier this month.

Warner also has an investment property in Maroubra, which cost $562,000 in late 2009. It is in a 1950s Maroubra Road block of four units.

Its rental performance appears patchy as available at a $620 a week rental in late 2011, by March 2012 it was still available at $560 a week.

It became available again in March 2013 at a $600 a week asking price, seemingly on a six month lease, as it was back briefly available for rent at $600 a week in late 2013.