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Charles Frederick Pardon (28 March 1850 - 18 April 1890) was editor of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack between 1887 and 1890. His father was the journalist George Frederick Pardon .

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2-518: The Cricket Reporting Agency (CRA) was founded by Charles Pardon and George Kelly King in 1880. Throughout its 85-year existence, the CRA provided the Press Association (PA) with cricket and football reports and scores for use by newspapers. In its early years it covered other sports as well, including horse racing . From Charles Pardon's becoming editor of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 1887,

4-723: The editor was nearly always a CRA partner. The CRA was responsible for the editorial production of the Almanack , until in 1965 the agency merged with the PA. This article related to cricket media is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Charles Pardon It was during his time as editor that the Wisden Cricketers of the Year awards began. After his death at age 40, his brother Sydney Pardon took over as editor for 35 years. Charles, Sydney, and another brother, Edgar, founded

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