| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | John Kesteven |
| Birth Date: | 1849 7, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm roundarm medium |
| Club1: | Nottinghamshire |
| Year1: | 1876 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 3 |
| Runs1: | 24 |
| Bat Avg1: | 6.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | - / - |
| Top Score1: | 12 |
| Deliveries1: | - |
| Wickets1: | - |
| Bowl Avg1: | - |
| Fivefor1: | - |
| Tenfor1: | - |
| Best Bowling1: | - |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/ - |
| Date: | 19 May |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/16005.html Cricinfo |
John Kesteven (8 July 1849 - date of death unknown) was an English cricketer. Kesteven was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm medium pace. He was born at Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.
Kesteven made three first-class appearances for Nottinghamshire in 1876, Yorkshire at Trent Bridge, Middlesex at Prince's Cricket Ground, Chelsea, and Lancashire at Old Trafford.[1] In his three first-class appearances, he scored a total of 24 runs at an average of 6.00, with a high score of 12.[2]
He later became the secretary of the Sutton-in-Ashfield Professional Cricketers' Society.[3]