Cricketer Tea Break

[Charlie1972]

2 clues this month !!
New Zealand all rounder drops small stones on mountain top (5)
???R?

Regrets expressed by Adam Parore initially about goal ten (8)
??O?O?i?

Any ideas guys ?Thanks in advance

[Captain2]

1 (Chris) Cairn

[Toorak]

1 cairn

[Lie-in King]

(Chris) Cairn(s) - drops 's(mall)'

[Captain2]

^^^^ Cairns drops the 's' = stones on mt top

[Toorak]

2 apologia

[Lie-in King]

Apologia - 'A(dam) P(arore)' (initially) + anag 'goal io (10)'

[jno]

um. An apologia isn't really regrets, it's more like the opposite - a defence of your position. Still, I suppose it must be the right answer.

[Tilly2]

apologia