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.

John Kesteven
Personal information
Full name
John Kesteven
Born(1849-07-08)8 July 1849
Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm roundarm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1876Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 24
Batting average 6.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 12
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 May 2012

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]

References edit

  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Kesteven". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  2. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Kesteven". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Sutton-in-Ashfield Cricketers". www.ashfield-dc.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.

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