So far the annual contest has attracted 40 tractors and 13 pairs of horses lined up to show at the event, which will raise funds for Macmillan Nurses and Martin House Hospice.

The competition will be held at Brayton Barff on March 14 from 10.30am. Entry is £5 for adults, while accompanied under-16s are admitted for free.

Categories include six tractor classes, including classics, vintage mounted, trailers, Fergusons, David Brown and high cut.

Horse categories include the Selby Times Cup high cut class one, general purpose class two, class three best pair of working horses and class four best pair of turned out horses.

Co-organiser Ann Glavin, of Abbots Road in Selby, said: "This is the third time we've held the match at Brayton Barff thanks to landowner Nigel Dixon.

"We have entrants from far and wide, including world champion Jim Elliot, from the Beamish Museum, who's competing for the Selby Times Cup, and a family of father and two sons from Devon."

Ann set up the match with her husband and keen ploughing contestant Brendan about 20 years ago to raise money for charity. Their son Steven will be competing again with his horses in the general purpose class following a successful ploughing match trip to Ireland.