Hampshire have followed their promotion to the first division with the recruitment of seam-bowling all-rounder Gareth Berg from Middlesex, while Australian paceman Jackson Bird is in line for overseas duties during the early part of the 2015 season.
Bird, a 28-year-old paceman born in Sydney and playing for Tasmania, is a three time Test cricketer for Australia and boasts a first-class career bowling average of below 23.
Former West Indies international Fidel Edwards, who bagged an eight wicket haul against Nottinghamshire in Barbados during pre-season, will join the South Coast county as a non-overseas player for the back end of the campaign.
Andre Adams, the New Zealand born seamer who took 344 wickets during his Nottinghamshire career, has signed a contract to link up with the south coast county until mid-season in support of the established domestic duo of Chris Wood and James Tomlinson.
Wood, 24, needs six more wickets for 100 in first-class cricket while Tomlinson, a more experienced campaigner at 32, could reach 400 victims with a 50 wicket campaign in 2015.
Berg, together with former Zimbabwe international Sean Ervine, will provide balance to the team as seam bowling all-rounders, while middle-order batsman Liam Dawson doubles-up as a left-arm spinner, meaning Hampshire have the option to leave out Danny Briggs and pack the bowling attack with pace during early season.
Briggs, a one time England international in the 50 over format, is yet to become a mainstay of the Hampshire side in first-class cricket although he has taken 172 wickets, in 59 matches, at an average of 31.55. In 2014 the 23-year-old took 24 wickets in eight red ball appearances.
The prize victim with the bat will, as ever, be Michael Carberry, who began his 2015 campaign recently with 146 off 132 balls against the students of Loughborough MCCU.
The 34-year-old left-hander is embarking on his 15th season of first-class cricket and has just shy of 12000 runs to his name with 33 centuries and a highest score of 300 not out.
He is likely to open the innings with captain Jimmy Adams, also 34, who scored 1215 runs in 2014 and is embarking upon his fourth season as captain of the side.
Likely to bat in the middle-order with approaching 6,000 career runs at an average of just below 44, James Vince (pictured) has been tipped for full international honours by former players on the punditry circuit, with Dominic Cork and Mark Butcher in particular having lent their voices to the Vince for England campaign.
The career of Will Smith, meanwhile, looks to have been revitalised by his move to Southampton after the former Durham captain scored 1187 runs at an average of 51.60 during the 2014 promotion campaign, his debut season with his new county. Smith is, of course, no stranger to First Division cricket having performed at the top level for the majority of his stint in the north-east.
Former Essex and England Under 19s wicketkeeper Adam Wheater is a further example of Hampshire's ability to recruit and galvanise. The 25-year-old has seven career first-class centuries and is likely to start behind the stumps ahead of competition from Tom Alsop and Lewis McManus.
Nottinghamshire's third fixture of the LV= County Championship season is against Hampshire at the Ageas Bowl, starting on Sunday 26 April.
The excitement of the NatWest T20 Blast returns to Trent Bridge in May as Notts Outlaws hope to break the 10,000 barrier for the arrival of reigning champions Birmingham Bears on Friday 15 May.
Adult tickets are available at a special price of £10 and further discounts in place for under 16s (£5), under21s (£7) and senior citizens (£7) when buying in advance. Make Trent Bridge a firm fixture for your Friday nights and secure your seats now.