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A remarkable feat for cricket great By Nick Creely   Noble Park champion Issy Perera snared the incredible figures of 7/13 in a Twenty20. Picture: NOBLE PARK CRICKET CLUB Source:-dandenong Few players in Victorian Sub-District cricket are held in higher esteem than Noble Park great Marasinghe ‘Issy’ Perera. He’s a cricketer that commands respect – one in which can drag his team off the canvas and inspire those around him, as well as completely dominate the opposition. “He’s probably one of the best players I’ve ever seen around Subbies to be honest , and I’ve been involved in Subbies for 22 years,” Noble Park coach Matt Crozier declared. “He’s just an absolute superstar.” Last Tuesday evening in the VSDCA’s opening round of Twenty20s, Issy put in one of the more memorable performances – snaffling mind-boggling figures of 7/13 from four overs to completely stun Box Hill. It is in fact ...