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# Rachael Mackenzie: Inspiring women and girls in cricket and life
- URL: https://cricketyorkshire.com/rachael-mackenzie/
- Published: 2024-07-05T10:22:07.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-28T15:43:59.000Z
- Author: John Fuller
- Tags: Interviews, Women & Girls Cricket, #Migrated-1779979794393, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-05-28 14:51

Rachael Mackenzie has an extraordinary story to tell. A thai boxing class at university ultimately led to incredible success in a rise to the top of the women's world rankings in two weight categories.

A switch to boxing was no less impressive as she became England boxing champion and is now a keynote speaker on performance and well-being.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/ee/73/ee73d104-a6c6-4e5c-a4b8-854785d36d20/content/images/2026/05/clp_harrogate_women_jun2024-22-1.jpg)

In a wide-ranging interview with Mark Doherty, Rachael who plays for Harrogate women's cricket team in the West Yorkshire Women & Girls Cricket League, discusses grassroots cricket but also using sport to develop self-esteem in women and girls.

**🎤 PODCAST INTERVIEW**

In this [**Cricket Yorkshire podcast**](https://open.spotify.com/show/3PIgnwWjiND41ueFI5BbwL?ref=cricketyorkshire.com) episode, Rachael discusses:

🔥 The influence of teachers at school

🎓 Potential of sport to change lives and behaviour

🗣️ What are coaches asking of their athletes? Plus, the power of positivity

👍 Changing the narrative around access to sports for girls

🏏 Playing experiences and the culture of cricket

🔮 What could the future hold for women and girls' cricket

🙏 Thanks to Mark and Rachael for this wide-ranging and very inspiring interview - you can check out Mark's photography on [**caughtlight.com**](https://www.caughtlight.com/?ref=cricketyorkshire.com). Here are [**all of his articles for Cricket Yorkshire**](https://cricketyorkshire.com/content/files/2026/05/markdoherty-44.html).