The Cricket Reporting Agency (CRA) was founded by Charles Pardon

Charles Pardon

Charles Frederick Pardon was editor of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack between 1887 and 1890. It was during his time as editor that the Wisden Cricketers of the Year awards began. After his death, his brother Sydney Pardon took over. Charles, Sydney and another brother Edgar founded the Pardon's...

 and George Kelly King in 1880. Throughout its 85 year existence, the CRA provided the Press Association

Press Association

The Press Association is the national news agency of the United Kingdom and Ireland, supplying multimedia news content to almost all national and regional newspapers, television and radio news, as well as many websites with text, pictures, video and data content globally...

 (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

Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...

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From Charles Pardon's becoming editor of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack

Wisden Cricketers' Almanack

Wisden Cricketers' Almanack is a cricket reference book published annually in the United Kingdom...

in 1887, 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.