Neither Alec nor his brother ever married. They lived together in Woking until Eric's death in 2006. Sir Alec Bedser died in hospital in Woking on 4 April 2010 after a short illness. Among those to pay tribute to the more famous of the two brothers was former Prime Minister and well-known cricket lover John Major, who said: ``Alec Bedser was one of the greatest medium-fast bowlers of all time. _He_was also one of the great thinkers about cricket and his wisdom was one of the great untapped resources of the modern game.'' <sep>, Pronoun: He <sep>, A: John Major <sep>, B: Alec Bedser