Charles Pardon, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Editor and sportswriter
Date of Birth: 28-Mar-1850
Date of Death: 18-Apr-1890
Profession: journalist, cricketer
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Charles Pardon
- 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.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 the Pardon's Cricket Reporting Agency in the 1870s.
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