Lieutenant-General Sir Basil Ferguson Burnett Hitchcock KCB DSO (3 March 1877 — 23 November 1938) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in the British Army.

Immediately after completing his education, Hitchcock played first-class cricket for Hampshire, making two appearances in the 1896 County Championship.

[2] Hitchcock would serve in the First World War in France with the Sherwood Foresters, which formed part of the British Expeditionary Force.

Early in the war, he was awarded the Croix de Chevalier in recognition of his gallantry in operations between 21st–30th August 1914,[11] with Hitchcock also being appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in December 1914.

[12] His DSO was earned during fighting near Hancourt in the First Battle of Ypres, when he fought while wounded and rallied his troops.

[21] He had been married Anne Austin Robertson-Walker at St Margaret's, Westminster in 22 October 1902;[1] her father was the cricketer James Robertson.