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*/ ENGLISH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Steve Butler is through to the final
for the first time after beating Glen
Milton 15-10 15-5 in Coventry.
Butler, who recently gave up his fob as
a bank clerk to concentrate on the
sport, is bidding to add the English
crown to the Welsh title last weekN
He will now play Andy Goode of Herts,
who beat Middlesex's Dipak Tailor 15-11
15-10 in the other semi-finalN
In the women's competition, top seed
Gillian Gilks was beaten by 20-year-old
Fiona Elliott 5-11 11-6 12-10N