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How many times have the team batting first declared innings and then lost the match by innings?How many times have the team batting first declared innings and then lost the match by innings?

I've found some discussion in previous meta posts on how to treat these sorts of questions, such as

How should we handle questions whose answers change often?

There doesn't seem to be a clear consensus that I can find on meta as to how to deal with these questions. It probably comes down to a judgement call on each question, since one like this

What is the longest winning streak in tennis with a player not dropping a single gameWhat is the longest winning streak in tennis with a player not dropping a single game

is similar but perhaps not as bad. I'd suggest we should generally consider questions that could be answered by a simple search of a sports specific stats/records site as not constructive, but allow some discretion if the question has some interesting aspects. This isn't covered in the FAQ though, so as it stands it would be a little harsh on new users to close such questions. I don't think they ultimately add very much to the site though.

A new user has asked these two questions

http://sports.stackexchange.com/questions/2370/who-is-the-best-t20-bowler-in-terms-of-overall-economy-rate

How many times have the team batting first declared innings and then lost the match by innings?

I've found some discussion in previous meta posts on how to treat these sorts of questions, such as

How should we handle questions whose answers change often?

There doesn't seem to be a clear consensus that I can find on meta as to how to deal with these questions. It probably comes down to a judgement call on each question, since one like this

What is the longest winning streak in tennis with a player not dropping a single game

is similar but perhaps not as bad. I'd suggest we should generally consider questions that could be answered by a simple search of a sports specific stats/records site as not constructive, but allow some discretion if the question has some interesting aspects. This isn't covered in the FAQ though, so as it stands it would be a little harsh on new users to close such questions. I don't think they ultimately add very much to the site though.

A new user has asked these two questions

https://sports.stackexchange.com/questions/2370/who-is-the-best-t20-bowler-in-terms-of-overall-economy-rate

How many times have the team batting first declared innings and then lost the match by innings?

I've found some discussion in previous meta posts on how to treat these sorts of questions, such as

How should we handle questions whose answers change often?

There doesn't seem to be a clear consensus that I can find on meta as to how to deal with these questions. It probably comes down to a judgement call on each question, since one like this

What is the longest winning streak in tennis with a player not dropping a single game

is similar but perhaps not as bad. I'd suggest we should generally consider questions that could be answered by a simple search of a sports specific stats/records site as not constructive, but allow some discretion if the question has some interesting aspects. This isn't covered in the FAQ though, so as it stands it would be a little harsh on new users to close such questions. I don't think they ultimately add very much to the site though.

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A new user has asked these two questions

http://sports.stackexchange.com/questions/2370/who-is-the-best-t20-bowler-in-terms-of-overall-economy-rate

How many times have the team batting first declared innings and then lost the match by innings?

I've found some discussion in previous meta posts on how to treat these sorts of questions, such as

http://meta.sports.stackexchange.com/questions/12/how-should-we-handle-questions-whose-answers-change-oftenHow should we handle questions whose answers change often?

There doesn't seem to be a clear consensus that I can find on meta as to how to deal with these questions. It probably comes down to a judgement call on each question, since one like this

What is the longest winning streak in tennis with a player not dropping a single game

is similar but perhaps not as bad. I'd suggest we should generally consider questions that could be answered by a simple search of a sports specific stats/records site as not constructive, but allow some discretion if the question has some interesting aspects. This isn't covered in the FAQ though, so as it stands it would be a little harsh on new users to close such questions. I don't think they ultimately add very much to the site though.

A new user has asked these two questions

http://sports.stackexchange.com/questions/2370/who-is-the-best-t20-bowler-in-terms-of-overall-economy-rate

How many times have the team batting first declared innings and then lost the match by innings?

I've found some discussion in previous meta posts on how to treat these sorts of questions, such as

http://meta.sports.stackexchange.com/questions/12/how-should-we-handle-questions-whose-answers-change-often

There doesn't seem to be a clear consensus that I can find on meta as to how to deal with these questions. It probably comes down to a judgement call on each question, since one like this

What is the longest winning streak in tennis with a player not dropping a single game

is similar but perhaps not as bad. I'd suggest we should generally consider questions that could be answered by a simple search of a sports specific stats/records site as not constructive, but allow some discretion if the question has some interesting aspects. This isn't covered in the FAQ though, so as it stands it would be a little harsh on new users to close such questions. I don't think they ultimately add very much to the site though.

A new user has asked these two questions

http://sports.stackexchange.com/questions/2370/who-is-the-best-t20-bowler-in-terms-of-overall-economy-rate

How many times have the team batting first declared innings and then lost the match by innings?

I've found some discussion in previous meta posts on how to treat these sorts of questions, such as

How should we handle questions whose answers change often?

There doesn't seem to be a clear consensus that I can find on meta as to how to deal with these questions. It probably comes down to a judgement call on each question, since one like this

What is the longest winning streak in tennis with a player not dropping a single game

is similar but perhaps not as bad. I'd suggest we should generally consider questions that could be answered by a simple search of a sports specific stats/records site as not constructive, but allow some discretion if the question has some interesting aspects. This isn't covered in the FAQ though, so as it stands it would be a little harsh on new users to close such questions. I don't think they ultimately add very much to the site though.

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What is our current policy on statistics questions?

A new user has asked these two questions

http://sports.stackexchange.com/questions/2370/who-is-the-best-t20-bowler-in-terms-of-overall-economy-rate

How many times have the team batting first declared innings and then lost the match by innings?

I've found some discussion in previous meta posts on how to treat these sorts of questions, such as

http://meta.sports.stackexchange.com/questions/12/how-should-we-handle-questions-whose-answers-change-often

There doesn't seem to be a clear consensus that I can find on meta as to how to deal with these questions. It probably comes down to a judgement call on each question, since one like this

What is the longest winning streak in tennis with a player not dropping a single game

is similar but perhaps not as bad. I'd suggest we should generally consider questions that could be answered by a simple search of a sports specific stats/records site as not constructive, but allow some discretion if the question has some interesting aspects. This isn't covered in the FAQ though, so as it stands it would be a little harsh on new users to close such questions. I don't think they ultimately add very much to the site though.