The 13-year-old from Mowbray will leave on Monday for New Zealand to represent the Australia A Development Squad after a successful fund-raising endeavour to get him there.

His parents Andrew and Amanda will be by his side for the trip.

He will become the first Tasmanian and youngest person ever to represent Australia in a visually impaired cricket team.

The batting all-rounder started losing his sight when he was 3½ due to retinitis pigmentosa, and has been left with light perception only.

"Callum is really excited, as it is all starting to get real for him," Mr Phillips said yesterday.

"For Callum, the big thing is that he gets to play cricket, and play every day, which is something that he would love to do here.

"He will also get a lot out of it by spending time with some of his low vision/blind peers.

"For us as parents it will also be good, as in Tasmania it is such a low incidence disability, you don't get to talk to many parents about the issues you have, so it will be good for all of us."

The week-long tour will involve six Twenty20 matches and one 40 over and will be played at Cobham Oval in Whangarei and at the Waitakere Cricket Club in Waitakere City

The first match, a T20, will be played on Tuesday in Whangarei.

A raffle set up for the family in December raised about $4000, which will also help him get Callum to Kooyong in Victoria next summer to play club cricket.

Mr Harper thanked Tania and Jason Phillips, who organised the raffle, and those that bought tickets for their support.