Boucher had to undergo three hours of surgery after being struck in the left eyeball by a bail on the first day of South Africa&rsquo;s opening match of their tour of England against Somerset at Taunton on Monday. <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2012/jul/arthur.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 320px; " /> Mickey Arthur &ldquo;I was really disappointed for him,&rdquo; Arthur, now coaching Australia, told BBC Radio ahead of the fifth one-day international against England at Old Trafford here yesterday. &ldquo;I know he wanted to come here because he wanted it to be his real swansong as a Test series, so it is really disappoint ing to end this way for Mark.&rdquo; Arthur, who worked with Boucher at both domestic and international level, added: &ldquo;I have lots of memories as his coach, too many memories. &ldquo;I think he&rsquo;s right up there (with the best wicketkeepers), you have a look at his batting and wicketkeeping stats and they&rsquo;re phenomenal.&rdquo;

Former South Africa coach Mickey Arthur hailed the "phenomenal" Mark Boucher after the Proteas wicketkeeper was forced into premature international retirement by a freak eye injury

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