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.