Sydney Pardon
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Sydney Herbert Pardon was a sports journalist who was the editor of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
for 35 editions, from 1891 until his death. He took over following the death of his brother, Charles
. Of all the editors of the publication, he was arguably the greatest. He introduced the "Notes by the Editor" feature in 1901, and did much to get throwing, a major problem in the 1890s, stamped out. L.E.S. Gutteridge wrote of him: His was a cultured mind. He had definite opinions and was prepared to state them. His editorials make most interesting reading and his influence on the growth of the game throughout the world was immense.
In 1892, he introduced a comprehensive obituary section. In 1896, for the first time Wisden appeared in a cloth-bound (hardback) edition as well as paperback. In 1910 he memorably wrote that the England selectors had "touched the confines of lunacy". In 1924, an issue of Wisden first passed the one thousand page mark.
With his brothers Charles and Edgar, he set up the Cricket Reporting Agency
in 1880, which provided match reports for Reuters
and the Press Association
.
A man of many interests, he was proud to have contributed articles to The Times
not only on cricket but also on music, the theatre and horse racing. He was also an expert on athletics, rowing, boxing and billiards.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack is a cricket reference book published annually in the United Kingdom...
for 35 editions, from 1891 until his death. He took over following the death of his brother, Charles
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...
. Of all the editors of the publication, he was arguably the greatest. He introduced the "Notes by the Editor" feature in 1901, and did much to get throwing, a major problem in the 1890s, stamped out. L.E.S. Gutteridge wrote of him: His was a cultured mind. He had definite opinions and was prepared to state them. His editorials make most interesting reading and his influence on the growth of the game throughout the world was immense.
In 1892, he introduced a comprehensive obituary section. In 1896, for the first time Wisden appeared in a cloth-bound (hardback) edition as well as paperback. In 1910 he memorably wrote that the England selectors had "touched the confines of lunacy". In 1924, an issue of Wisden first passed the one thousand page mark.
With his brothers Charles and Edgar, he set up the Cricket Reporting Agency
Cricket Reporting Agency
The Cricket Reporting Agency was founded by Charles Pardon and George Kelly King in 1880. Throughout its 85 year existence, the CRA provided the Press Association with cricket and football reports and scores for use by newspapers...
in 1880, which provided match reports for Reuters
Reuters
Reuters is a news agency headquartered in New York City. Until 2008 the Reuters news agency formed part of a British independent company, Reuters Group plc, which was also a provider of financial market data...
and 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...
.
A man of many interests, he was proud to have contributed articles to The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
not only on cricket but also on music, the theatre and horse racing. He was also an expert on athletics, rowing, boxing and billiards.