Rare feat: Two grand finals in one day

GRAND STAGE: Warrnambool's Lila Wilkinson played in and won two grand finals on Sunday. Picture: Mark Witte

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Warrnambool's Lila Wilkinson played in two in one day.

The multi-talented 12-year-old captained Merrivale to the Warrnambool and District Cricket Association under 13 premiership at Mack Oval on Sunday afternoon.

Celebrations were short-lived.

Minutes after posing with her Tiger teammates for a photo, she had swapped her cricket uniform for a Warrnambool Mermaids' basketball jersey and was in the car headed for Colac.

Lila made it in time to help the under-14 Mermaids win the tournament and book their place at the Basketball Victoria country championships.

"It was good. Both of them were fun to play in," the Emmanuel College student said.

"I played (basketball) all day Saturday and didn't play the morning game on the Sunday (so I could play cricket)."

IN A HURRY: Lila Wilkinson made a mad dash from her WDCA cricket grand final in Warrnambool to play in a basketball decider in Colac on Saturday.

Lila's sporting schedule is jam-packed.

"I have something on every night. I enjoy it," she said.

Football will soon replace cricket for winter.

The Merrivale all-rounder - the only girl in the Tigers' under 13 flag-winning team - will play for Hampden league cub South Warrnambool in the under 14 boys' competition.

"I like playing with (the boys) them. I've got a fair few friends," she said.

Cricket and football are Lila's priorities.

She's represented Victoria in cricket in the past 12 months and was Western Waves' player of the series in the Youth Premier League.

She said she was also humbled to be picked as skipper at her home club.

BUSY: Emmanuel College student Lila Wilkinson plays basketball, cricket and football. Picture: Mark Witte

"I've played at the club for ages, since before kinder," she said. "We didn't lose a game which was good."

Lila is the Wilkinson clan's middle child.

Older brother Flynn, 15, is also heavily involved in football and cricket while younger sister Lottie, 8, enjoys running.

The children's sporting pursuits means plenty of juggling for parents Matt and Catherine and lots of games of backyard cricket and football.

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