Career
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.
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.
He later became the secretary of the Sutton-in-Ashfield Professional Cricketers" Society.