Thank you Jhieminga and ChickenHouse for both replies.
Jhieminga, I agree it would be wise to get some practice flying in crosswind landing conditions - maybe with an instructor. As I am sure all experienced pilots will agree, you are sometime in a situation where you need to think and act quickly - sometimes previous experience provides you with he best (and quickest) answer - obviously I am still stocking up on experience!
ChickenHouse, thank you for your advise. I am flying a PA28. During the landing in question I was using the crab method for most of the decent, but then aligned my self with the centerline, but the aircraft yawed again at the last moment!