Peter Fox is now just one try away from equalling Chris Langley's season record of 21 set last year.

But he still has some way to go to reach the all-time York RL record that was set more than three years before he was born.

John Crossley ran in 35 tries in the 1980-81 season to carve a milestone no-one in York colours has yet been able to reach. And it could once again be beyond the reach of the Knights - Fox will need to conjure up at least two tries a match in the remaining seven league games including two hat-tricks to be in with a shout.

Consider the gauntlet duly thrown down.

The top ten try-scorers in the league and cup are as follows: Peter Fox 20 tries, Dan Potter 10, Neil Law 8, Chris Levy 7, Matt Blaymire 7, Yusuf Sozi 6, Lee Lingard 5, Ian Kirke 5, Jonny Liddell 4, John Smith 4, Scott Rhodes 4, Jim Elston 4.

In the average tries per game stakes, Fox is out in front with an average of 1.05 from Lee Lingard, who has scored five in five. Dan Potter has a five-eighths percentage of 0.625, skipper Chris Levy is averaging one every other game, Neil Law has a 0.47 average, and Matt Blaymire bumped his score up to 0.43 with his two tries at Swinton.

Top ten point-scorers: Paul Thorman 96 points, Fox 80, Liddell 58, Chris Ross 50, Law 32, Levy 29, Blaymire 28, Sozi 24, Lingard 22.

Average points per game: Paul Thorman 7.38, Ross 5.55, Liddell 4.46, Lingard 4.4, Fox 4.21.

Elder statesmen Mick Cook, Daryl Powell and Jason Ramshaw regressed back to their playing days last weekend for a charity match against British Army Veterans at Wheldon Road.

The final score was "42-22 ish" to the Yorkshire Select crew, and more than £2,000 was raised for Cancer Research and the Army Benevolent Fund, with the Rugby League Benevolent Fund also due a donation.

Said a bruised but happy Cook: "Obviously we don't play a lot but it was good to see the lads from the Army we played against last year and it was a great day.

"I was pretty sore and a bit dehydrated as you might expect. It was a really physical game - they've got some big units playing for them - and I've still got a couple of bruises."

Ramshaw, the baby of the Select squad, who only turns 36 next week and is younger than Lee Jackson, said: "I enjoyed it. The Army are a strong side and it got a bit tasty at times but it was all for charity."

Powell got on the scoresheet alongside Gary Mercer, who got four, and Ramshaw added there were a couple of 6cm tries - "but they still count for four points".

It might seem like a long way off but it might be worth giving the neighbours some advance warning.

The Gillette Tri-Nations series is back this autumn with five Saturday night fixtures and, if last year's tournament is anything to go by, there will be plenty of shouting at the TV involved.

If neighbourhood relations aren't exactly brilliant and you want to avoid any awkward silences with Mrs Bloggs from two doors down, who ruined the scarf she was knitting after dropping a stitch in fright, why not get along in person.

Two of the matches, the second against the Aussies and the grand final, are right on the doorstep so there's no excuse.

Tickets go on sale on Monday morning priced between £15 and £40 and the RFL are once again expecting sell-outs across the board.

October 15 - Australia v New Zealand (in Australia), October 22 - New Zealand v Australia (in New Zealand), October 29 - Great Britain v New Zealand (Loftus Road, London), November 5 - Great Britain v Australia (JJB Stadium, Wigan), November 12 - Great Britain v New Zealand (Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield), November 19 - Great Britain v Australia (KC Stadium, Hull), November 26 - Final (Elland Road, Leeds).

Call 0870 990 1313 to book.

Updated: 08:34 Saturday, July 16, 2005