WATCH | Bees stopped play! Irish Cricketers duck for cover to escape stinging swarm

Irish cricketers were bowled over on Wednesday when they were forced to duck for cover to escape a marauding swarm of bees.

Play was stopped during the Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy match between Munster Reds and the Northern Knights at The Mardyke in Cork in the 11th over of the first innings.

The swarm of bees sent players and spectators scrambling for cover - delaying the match by over an hour as a beekeeper had to be summoned to remove the belligerent insects.

After the delay, the match was reduced to 12 overs per side. The Knights won by seven wickets after chasing down a target of 129 with eight balls to spare.